Middle East
Iraq calls on Fallujah residents to expel al-Qaida
Iraq\'s prime minister has urged residents and tribes in the besieged city of Fallujah to "expel" al-Qaida-linked militants in order to preempt ...Israel frees Palestinian prisoners, pushes settlement plan
Twenty-six Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli jails, as part of a US-brokered deal to restart Middle East negotiations.Syria to miss deadline for moving chemical weapons
Tuesday\'s deadline to move most of Syria\'s chemical weapons out of the country likely will go unmet.Pope calls for peace in South Sudan, Syria
Pope Francis has called for peace in South Sudan and other troubled nations around the world in his first Christmas Day address.Car bomb explosion at Syrian school kills eight
In eastern Syria, students are reported among the dead from a car bomb explosion near a primary school in the province of ...Attacks kill 65 in Iraq, including Shiite pilgrims
Iraqi officials say car bombs targeted Shi\'ite pilgrims near Baghdad as Iraq-wide violence killed at least 65 people Monday.UN starts first aid airlifts to Syria from Iraq as cold grips
The United Nations has started to deliver humanitarian aid by air into Syria from northern Iraq.United States suspends non-lethal assistance into northern Syria
The United States has suspended all non-lethal assistance into northern Syria after Islamic Front forces seized headquarters and warehouses belonging to the ...World marks international Human Rights Day
Countries around the world are marking International Human Rights Day.Somalia court sentences woman who reported rape
A Somali court has sentenced to jail a woman who said she was raped and two journalists who reported her story.




