Middle East
Hundreds dead as Islamic State seizes Syrian air base
Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that ...Israeli air strike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza
Israel killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip in an air strike on Thursday and said it would continue to ...Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief
An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas\'s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling ...U.S. military failed in rescue attempt for journalist Foley
The U.S. military earlier this summer carried out an attempt to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages held in Syria, ...New US strikes in Iraq after IS Foley video
The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes Wednesday against the Islamic State extremist group that beheaded American journalist James Foley ...Palestinian Druze poet Samih al-Qasim dies at 75
Samih al-Qasim, a Palestinian Druze poet known across the Arab world for his nationalist writing, died Tuesday after a long battle with ...Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire
Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel for a second day on Wednesday after fighting resumed with the collapse ...Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist
Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. ...Gaza truce collapses, fighting erupts, Israel orders negotiators home
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip collapsed on Tuesday, with Palestinian militants firing dozens of rockets at Israel and Israel launching air ...Israel, Palestinians renew truce but see risk of more Gaza violence
The chief Palestinian delegate to truce talks with Israel warned on Tuesday that Gaza violence could erupt anew unless progress is made ...