Middle East
U.S. sends six jets, 300 personnel to Turkey base in Islamic State fight
The United States sent six F-16 jets and about 300 personnel to Incirlik Air Base in Turkey on Sunday, the U.S. military ...Iraq PM bids to end vice president and deputy PM roles
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on Sunday for the multiple positions of vice president and deputy prime minister to be canceled, ...Father of Palestinian toddler killed in West Bank arson attack dies
The father of a Palestinian toddler killed in an arson attack on his home a week ago died on Saturday of wounds ...Bangladesh blogger hacked to death
A gang armed with machetes hacked a secular blogger to death at his home in Dhaka Friday, sparking protests in the capital ...Islamic State group seizes central Syrian town
The Islamic State group on Thursday seized a key town in central Syria following heavy clashes with President Bashar Assad\'s forces, in ...IS claims suicide bombing against Saudi police
An Islamic State group suicide bomber on Thursday detonated an explosives-packed vest in a mosque inside a Saudi special forces headquarters killing ...Obama defends Iran nuclear deal as diplomacy winning over war
President Barack Obama defended the U.S.-led international nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday against a furious lobbying effort by political opponents and ...Hundreds of migrants feared dead after overcrowded boat capsizes off Libyan coast
Hundreds of migrants attempting the perilous journey across the Mediterranean were feared to have drowned Wednesday after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized ...U.S. drone hits Syria in first lethal strike launched from Turkey
The United States has conducted its first drone strike into northern Syria from a base in Turkey, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, ...Yemen pro-government troops retake rebel-held base in south
Yemen\'s pro-government troops fought pockets of resistance outside a key military base in the country\'s south Tuesday, a day after they seized ...




