WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Laurent Barthelemy- A coalition air strike killed an Islamic State finance chief in Iraq last month, the US military said Thursday, hailing it as another scalp in its bid...

Iran is beginning to withdraw its elite fighters from the Russian-led military campaign in Syria, according to U.S. and other Western military officials, suggesting a fissure in what President Barack...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND- The vast majority of Syrian refugees arriving in Greece may be highly educated, including a significant number of students, according to new UN data. The UN refugee agency...

It is time to set aside our Cold War mindset and stop being picky about our allies if we are to defeat Isil before they kill thousands more    In the last couple of days, young people have...

THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS- Two dozen 17th-century Dutch paintings stolen a decade ago have resurfaced in Ukraine, a Dutch museum revealed Monday, warning that the works were in danger of being sold on...

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Robin Millard- British counter-terror police on Sunday questioned a 29-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing attack in a London Underground train...

VIENNA, AUSTRIA- This is one cake you can neither have nor eat: a tart baked 118 years ago for Austria's Empress Elisabeth has gone on display this week at an Italian castle once used by the...

SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES- Google on Tuesday began letting online viewers get prime seats to ballets, operas and orchestra concerts, or even virtually step on stage with performers. Google...

Foreign powers are quietly deciding who would speak for the Syrian opposition in future peace talks, but Syrian opposition groups want to choose their leaders themselves and have devised a plan to do...