UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- The UN General Assembly is set to address the violence in Aleppo on Thursday after the Security Council failed to adopt a resolution demanding an end to bombing of the...
LAS VEGAS, UNITED STATES, Michael Mathes / with Andrew Beatty in Washington- Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton faced off in the final debate of a caustic presidential race Wednesday, making familiar...
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Thomas Watkins- Islamic State jihadists are trapping Mosul's civilians to use as human shields, the Pentagon said Tuesday as President Barack Obama warned of "significant"...
QAYYARAH, IRAQ, W.G. Dunlop with Ahmad al-Rubaye in Al-Shura and Colin Bertier in Arbil- Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group in Mosul Tuesday in an...
BERLIN, GERMANY- French, Russian and German leaders will meet in Berlin for talks on Syria Wednesday ahead of a brief truce in Aleppo backed by Moscow in the face of mounting criticism for its part...
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND- US Secretary of State John Kerry welcomed Saturday the release of two American citizens held in war-torn Yemen by the rebel Huthi militia. Kerry aid it was too early to reveal...
ISTANBUL, TURKEY- Turkish-backed fighters were advancing Saturday on the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, which has become a rallying cry for the Islamic State group as the prophesied scene of an...
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND, Dave Clark / Joshua Melvin- Talks in Switzerland between Washington, Moscow and Syria's neighbours ended within hours of starting on Saturday with no breakthrough on halting...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- Leading charities called Saturday for a ceasefire in the battered Syrian city of Aleppo, ahead of a meeting of world powers in Switzerland to discuss the carnage. Four global NGOs...
ALEPPO, SYRIA, Karam al-Masri with Maya Gebeily in Beirut- Syrian pro-government forces used intense air strikes as cover for an advance in the battleground city of Aleppo ahead of fresh diplomatic...
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