Middle East
Al Qaeda attacks Yemen army base, four dead: residents
At least two militants and two soldiers died in an al Qaeda assault on an army base in southern Yemen early on ...Netanyahu denies reneging on Palestinian state speech
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denies reneging on a 2009 speech in which he acknowledged the need for the creation of a ...UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the international community to halt the destruction by Islamic State jihadists of Iraqi archaeological sites, branding ...First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE
Two pilots attempting the first flight around the world in a solar-powered plane began the maiden leg of their voyage on Monday, ...Egypt executes Morsi supporter convicted of throwing men off roof
Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a ...Iraqi and Iranian forces push on toward Tikrit
Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of Saddam Hussein\'s home city Tikrit on Friday, pressing ...Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander
Al Qaeda\'s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said ...British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
A chemistry teacher was jailed for six years in Britain on Thursday for trying to join Islamic State jihadists fighting in Syria, ...U.S., Iran meet as nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The U.S. and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran\'s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli ...Iraq launches offensive on Islamic State stronghold north of Baghdad
Iraq\'s armed forces, backed by Shi\'ite militia, attacked Islamic State strongholds north of Baghdad on Monday at the start of a campaign ...




