Middle East
Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel by signing onto the International Criminal Court.Egyptian court orders retrial of journalists in Al Jazeera case
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned an initial verdict that sentenced three al-Jazeera English journalists to seven to 10 years in prison, ...New Year celebrations marked across the world
New Year\'s celebrations kicked off in New Zealand and Australia as revelers from around the world gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to ...At least 23 killed in Yemen suicide bombing: state news agency
A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a cultural center ...Kurds in new Islamic State group offensive in Iraq
Backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi forces said they launched a large-scale offensive Wednesday to push Islamic State group extremists from an ...Corruption probe roils Israeli election campaign
A far-reaching Israeli corruption investigation that has roped in 30 public figures and politicians linked to a powerful, hard-line party ...IS releases interview with captive Jordanian pilot
The Islamic State group published on Monday an interview with the Jordanian pilot captured last week after his plane crashed ...Amid hacking tensions, South Korea proposes resuming talks with North
South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension ...U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ...Iranian senior commander killed in Iraq
A senior commander in Iran\'s powerful Revolutionary Guard has been killed during a battle against the Islamic State extremist group ...