Politics
Nine dead in Ukraine after rebels shoot down military helicopter
Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian army helicopter carrying nine people outside the rebel stronghold of Slaviansk, killing everyone on board, a ...Ukraine rebels: We will honor the cease-fire
Insurgents in eastern Ukraine promised Monday to honor a cease-fire declared by the Ukrainian president and engage in more talks to help ...Israeli troops kill 2 more Palestinians in search for teens in West Bank
Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, including a teenager, in clashes Friday that accompanied Israel\'s search for three students who have ...US Secretary of State Kerry makes surprise stop in Egypt
US Secretary of State John Kerry on a surprise Egypt visit urged Iraqi leaders to rise above sectarianism, and said Washington was ...Iraqi militants capture two key border crossings
Iraqi military officials say Sunni militants have captured two border crossings, one with Jordan and another with Syria, as they press on ...Iraqi militants take border post with Syria
The militants, led by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), first moved into the nearby town of al-Qaim on ...Ukraine President declares week-long ceasefire
Ukraine\'s President Petro Poroshenko announced a week-long unilateral ceasefire would begin Friday in the separatist east to give the pro-Russian rebels a ...Seven Ukranian troops killed as rebels operate tanks
Seven Ukrainian troops were killed in overnight fighting in the restive east, Ukrainian officials said Friday, as clashes between government forces and ...U.S. considers air strikes, action with Iran to halt Iraq rebels
The United States said it could launch air strikes and act jointly with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government, after ...Ukraine faces gas cut as talks with Russia fail
Russia has cut off gas supplies to Ukraine after a payment deadline passed and negotiators failed to reach a deal with Russia ...




