Middle East
Syrian rebels kill 10, capture others in Lebanon
Syrian rebels killed 10 Lebanese troops and likely captured over a dozen more in a raid on a Lebanese border town, the ...Israel looks for missing soldier; Hamas says he may have been killed
The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday it had no clear indication on the whereabouts of an ...Gaza truce over, Israel soldier captured, 50 dead in Rafah shelling
Israel declared a Gaza ceasefire over on Friday, saying Hamas militants breached the truce soon after it came into effect and apparently ...Hamas and Israel agree 72-hour Gaza ceasefire
Israel and Palestinian militant groups in the Gaza Strip have agreed to a three-day humanitarian truce to begin Friday morning, and negotiators ...Kurdish oil cargo unloaded at sea, destination a mystery
Part of a Kurdish oil cargo has been offloaded from a Greek-managed tanker into another tanker in the South China Sea, but ...Scores killed as Israel ramps up Gaza bombardment
Israeli fire killed at least 43 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday as the Jewish state said it targeted Islamist ...Israel extends Gaza ceasefire for 24 hours, Hamas rejects terms
Hamas resumed rocket fire Saturday on Israel after rejecting Israel\'s offer to extend a humanitarian cease-fire, the latest setback in international efforts ...Jihadists seize Syria army base, behead soldiers
Islamic State fighters have seized a Syrian army base in the northern province of Raqa, killing scores of troops and beheading some ...World pushes for truce as Israel keeps up Gaza assaults
Israel kept up its assaults in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing three Palestinians in as many air strikes, as U.S. Secretary ...Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad
Ten people were killed, including a mother and three children, in a government air strike on a militant-controlled town north of Baghdad ...