US Probing Whether Al-Qaeda Number Two Killed In Syria
The American government is investigating whether Al-Qaeda's number two has been killed in Syria, an official told AFP Tuesday, amid ...
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Three Wounded By Gunfire As Iraq Forces Disperse Demo
Three people were wounded by gunfire as Iraqi forces dispersed a demonstration Tuesday by students who threw stones at the ...
UN Documents Nearly 1,500 Child Soldiers In Yemen
Nearly 1,500 children have been recruited by Yemen's warring parties, mostly the Shiite Huthi rebels, since March 2015, the UN ...
Shelling Blocks UN Aid Chief Visit To Yemen’s Taez
UN aid chief Stephen O'Brien on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Yemen's third city Taez when shelling and a rebel ...
Syria Ex-Qaeda Says Opposition Leaders Must ‘step Aside’
The head of Al-Qaeda's former Syrian branch said weekend suicide attacks in third city Homs were a message for opposition ...
Indonesian Islamist Leader Testifies At Jakarta Governor Trial
The head of an Indonesian Muslim hardline group insisted Tuesday that Jakarta's Christian governor had committed blasphemy as he gave ...
Eleven Afghan Police Killed In Insider Attack
An Afghan policeman linked to the Taliban shot dead 11 of his colleagues at a checkpoint in the southern province ...
Australian Arrested Over IS Missile-Design Plot
An Australian was charged Tuesday with helping the Islamic State group develop high-tech weapons, including long-range guided missile capabilities. Haisem ...
Yemen Faces ‘serious Risk of Famine’
UN humanitarian aid chief Stephen O'Brien warned Monday in Yemen that the war-torn and impoverished country faces "serious risk of ...
In Iraq’s Desert, Mass Grave Horror Beneath the Dirt
The sinkhole that could be the largest mass grave in Iraq's latest conflict is barely visible from the road, nothing ...
A Tale of Two Afghan Friends
Two Afghan friends were incarcerated together at Guantanamo Bay, but they chose starkly divergent paths after release -- one became ...
Woman Journalist Says Being Targeted By Sudan Islamic Hardliners
A Sudanese female journalist and critic of government policies said Sunday that she is under fire from hardliners who have ...
Boko Haram Spokesperson Killed After Plot To Oust Leader
The leader of Boko Haram’s main faction, Abubakar Shekau, has admitted killing the group’s purported spokesperson over an apparent plot ...
Son of Boxer Muhammad Ali Detained At Florida Airport
A son of boxing legend Muhammad Ali was held for questioning for two hours at a Florida airport upon returning ...
In Name At Least, ISIL Is Defeated
ISIL is no more. At least, that's the case in the hallways of the Pentagon, where military officials have done ...
Ululations, Pleas For Cigarettes As Iraq Forces Enter Mosul
As Iraqi forces entered west Mosul on Friday, for the first time since they launched their operation against the Islamic ...
Saudi ‘sin’ Backlash Against First Comic-Con Fest
Saudis railed against "sin" and "evil" on Friday in an online backlash against the kingdom's first Comic-Con pop culture festival. ...
New Hamas Gaza Leader In Rare Public Appearance
The new leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, made his first public appearance since his election for the inauguration ...
Donors Pledge $672 Mn In Aid For Lake Chad Region
Donor countries meeting in Oslo on Friday pledged $672 million (634 million euros) in emergency aid for people threatened by ...
Saudi Minister In Talks With Iran Team Over Hajj
A Saudi minister held talks with an Iranian delegation about the possibility of Iranian pilgrims rejoining the annual hajj despite ...