Middle East
Jihadists kill 40 Iraqi soldiers, capture at least 70
Jihadists attacked an Iraqi army base west of Baghdad with six suicide bombers, killing 40 soldiers and capturing at least ...Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey ...Qatar will not host World Cup: FIFA official
The 2022 World Cup will not be held in Qatar because of the scorching temperatures in the Middle East country, FIFA Executive ...Islamic State urges attacks on U.S., French citizens, taunts Obama
Islamic State urged its followers on Monday to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries which have joined a ...British journalist purportedly shown in IS propaganda video
Islamic State militants fighting in Iraq and Syria released a video on Thursday that they said shows British journalist John ...US House votes to arm Syrian rebels
The U.S. House of Representatives approved President Barack Obama\'s plan on Wednesday to train and arm moderate Syrian rebels, but ...Airstrikes on central Syrian city kill nearly 50
Activists say that Syrian government airstrikes have killed nearly 50 people in a rebel-held city this week. The Britain-based ...US launches first airstrikes on Islamic State in Iraq
US warplanes carried out their first air strike on the Islamic State near Baghdad, as world diplomats pledged to support ...World leaders pledge to help Iraq fight ISIL
About 30 countries have pledged to support Iraq in its fight against Islamic State militants by "all means necessary," including ...25 killed in clashes in northern Yemen
Yemeni security and tribal officials say at least 25 people were killed in clashes between Sunni tribesmen affiliated to the ...