UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- A fact-finding mission by the UN chemical weapons watchdog has found that some people in Syria may have been exposed to sarin or a sarin-like gas, according to a report...
TUNIS, TUNISIA- Security forces in Tunisia have killed a suspected foreign jihadist during an operation in the northwest of the country, the interior ministry said. National Guard units shot the man,...
BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State group threatened Britain in an Internet video Sunday showing the killing of five "spies" it said worked with the international coalition fighting IS in Iraq and...
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir announced Sunday that Saudi Arabia was severing diplomatic ties with Iran after demonstrators stormed its Tehran embassy to protest against...
KARBALA, IRAQ- The execution in Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shiite cleric Saturday sparked outrage in neighbouring Iraq, from protesters threatening the royal family to politicians calling for...
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Saudi Arabia accused Iran of sponsoring terror and undermining regional stability, as a diplomatic spat between both countries escalated Saturday over the kingdom's execution of...
BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Salam Faraj- Iraqi forces pushed out of central Ramadi Friday to extend their grip on the city, sweeping neighbourhoods for pockets of jihadists to flush out and trapped civilians to...
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM- Two men remain in Belgian police custody over an alleged plot to launch New Year attacks in Brussels following the release of another three people in the case, prosecutors said...
GAZA CITY, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES- The Israeli air force carried out attacks on Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, Palestinian security sources said, just hours after rockets from the...
MANAMA, BAHRAIN- French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told forces on an aircraft carrier in the Gulf Thursday that the war against the Islamic State group was starting to bear its fruit. "The...
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