EDINBURGH, Jacques Klopp with Naomi O'Leary- Scotland's pro-independence leader Alex Salmond said the "eyes of the world" were on a momentous referendum next week as officials reported record numbers...

WASHINGTON- US lawmakers could vote within days to authorize the military to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, with Democrats drafting the legislation Wednesday in an effort to reverse advances...

WASHINGTON, Stephen Collinson- President Barack Obama stepped up his bid to convince Americans he has a plan to defeat the Islamic State, meeting top congressional leaders and scheduling a primetime...

PARIS, Mathieu Rabechault, Anne Le Coz- Revelations that the suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels had also served as a captor and torturer in Syria shows Europe's...

TRIPOLI- Libya has accused Sudan of flying weapons to "terrorist" groups on its territory and declared Khartoum's military attache persona non grata, a government statement said. Khartoum denied the...

CAIRO, Tony Gamal-Gabriel- Arab states agreed Sunday to take the "necessary measures" and were prepared to cooperate internationally to confront Islamic State militants, Arab League chief Nabil...

PARIS- A freed French hostage has said the suspected gunman behind the deadly shooting at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May was among his Islamic extremist captors in Syria. Writing on the website...

NEWPORT- Britain said on Friday it could contribute 3,500 troops to a NATO rapid response force defending against new threats like the Ukraine crisis and Islamic militants in Syria and Iraq. Prime...

WASHINGTON- Islamic State extremists fighting in Iraq and Syria pose an "immediate" threat to Europe as a significant number carried European passports, top US intelligence officials said Friday. The...