Middle East
IS bombings, mortar fire and clashes kill 22 in Iraq
Suicide bombings claimed by the Islamic State group, clashes and mortar fire killed at least 22 people in Iraq on Monday, security ...Massive Panama leak shows how world leader hide their money
Close aides of Russian president Vladimir Putin are among those whose assets feature in a vast expose of tax havens published Sunday ...Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian air strikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on Sunday after ...World leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task ...Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents ...Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen air strikes
Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, ...Egyptair plane hijacker demands asylum in Cyprus
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and ...Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce
More than 360 civilians were killed during the first month of an unprecedented ceasefire in Syria, the lowest monthly toll for four ...Yemen rebels free nine Saudis ahead of peace talks
Shiite rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis, the Saudi-led coalition fighting them ...Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured the famed ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday in a ...




