Middle East
Bahrain police fire tear gas as protests mark uprising
Bahraini police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of Shiite protesters who took to the streets Saturday on the fourth anniversary of ...UAE, Spain shut embassies in Yemen capital
The United Arab Emirates and Spain said Saturday they had suspended operations at their embassies in Yemen following a Shiite militia takeover ...Egypt frees two Al Jazeera journalists on bail
Two remaining Al Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt on charges of aiding a "terrorist organization" were freed on bail on Thursday after ...US, UK and France close embassies in Yemen
The United States, Britain and France rushed to close their embassies over security fears in Yemen, with US staff destroying top-secret documents ...20,000 foreign fighters head to Syria
Foreign fighters are flocking to Syria at an "unprecedented" rate, with more than 20,000 volunteers from around the world joining the Islamic ...US confirms death of American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a U.S. aid worker who had been held hostage by ...Oil prices drop as IEA predicts weak rebound
Oil prices fell Tuesday after the International Energy Agency predicted that global oil prices will recover only partially over the next five ...25 people killed in Egyptian soccer match riot
A riot broke out Sunday night outside of a major soccer game in Egypt, with a stampede and fighting between police and ...Egyptian military kills 47 militants in the Sinai
Egyptian security forces killed 47 Islamic militants in the country\'s Northern Sinai on Friday in one of the biggest operations in the ...Islamic State says U.S. hostage killed in air strike in Syria
Islamic State said on Friday that an American woman hostage it was holding in Syria was killed when Jordanian fighter jets bombed ...




