UNITED NATIONS, UNITED STATES- Seventy countries across the planet united Thursday to express outrage over the Syrian regime's systematic use of barrel bombs and to demand an end to the deadly,...

AKÇAKALE, TURKEY, Bulent Kilic with Sara Hussein in Beirut- Kurdish forces seized nearly full control of the Syrian town of Tal Abyad on Monday, fighting only pockets of jihadists on a vital supply...

TUNIS, TUNISIA, Kaouther Larbi- Four policemen were killed and several others wounded Monday in separate clashes with suspected jihadists in Tunisia, which has seen a surge in radical Islam since the...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, Tom Sullivan- Since opening its doors to Syrians fleeing war, Sweden has welcomed record numbers of refugees and a small but growing group are taking fast-tracks to jobs, bucking...

AKÇAKALE, TURKEY, Bulent Kilic with Maya Gebeily in Beirut- Kurdish forces advanced Sunday to the gates of a Syrian town and clashed with Islamic State jihadists, an upsurge in violence that saw...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Jennie Matthew- Hillary Clinton held the first major rally Saturday of her campaign to become the first woman president of the United States, promising a "better deal" for...

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Rana Moussaoui- Kurdish fighters advanced Saturday to the outskirts of a key Syrian border town held by the Islamic State group, as Turkish forces sought to prevent thousands fleeing...

BAGHDAD, IRAQ, Jean-Marc Mojon- The Islamic State group Thursday marked a year since its capture of Mosul with a film documenting the founding moment of the "caliphate" that triggered an...

SKHIRAT, MOROCCO, Jalal Al Makhfi- Libya's internationally recognised parliament is "very unhappy" over a proposed peace deal for the conflict-wracked country, its spokesman said Tuesday, throwing a...