Middle East
IS chemical weapons expert killed in airstrike, US says
A US-led coalition air strike killed a chemical weapons specialist with the Islamic State group in Iraq who once worked for Saddam ...Japan, Jordan working closely on fate of captive Japanese journalist
Japan was working closely with Jordan on Friday to find out what was happening to a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State ...U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq
The United States and coalition partners launched six air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, and 12 more in Iraq as ...Islamic State issues new threat to kill Jordanian pilot
Islamic State militants say they will execute a Jordanian pilot "immediately" if Amman does not hand over a female suicide bomber by ...Lebanese Hezbollah hits Israeli convoy, killing 2 soldiers
A missile fired by the Lebanese Hezbollah group struck an Israeli military convoy on Wednesday, killing two soldiers in an apparent retaliation ...Michelle Obama navigates limits on women in Saudi Arabia
For first lady Michelle Obama, just a few hours in Saudi Arabia were enough to illustrate the stark limitations under which Saudi ...Nine killed as gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libyan capital
Heavily armed gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Tripoli favored by Libyan officials and visiting delegations on Tuesday, killing at least nine ...Japan condemns apparent IS execution, demands hostage release
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called the apparent killing of a Japanese captive by Islamic State militants "outrageous and impermissible," ...Saudi King Abdullah dies, new ruler is Salman
Saudi Arabia\'s King Abdullah died early on Friday and his brother Salman became king, the royal court in the world\'s ...Yemen president quits, throwing country deeper into chaos
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday, days after Houthi rebels battled their way into his presidential palace, plunging ...