GAZA CITY, Mai Yaghi- Israel and Palestinian militants resumed fighting across the Gaza border on Tuesday, ending a ceasefire, sparking panic across the war-torn enclave and halting truce talks. Gaza...
BAQUFA, Serene Assir- Kurdish fighters, backed by Iraqi forces and a new wave of US air strikes, pressed their offensive against jihadist rebels Monday as President Barack Obama urged a joint...
WASHINGTON- US President Barack Obama told Congress on Sunday that the "limited" airstrikes he has authorized on Iraq to retake its largest dam from militants protected US interests there. National...
LONDON- Islamic State fighters sweeping across Syria and Iraq are a direct threat to Britain and the country must use all tools available to halt their advance, Prime Minister David Cameron said...
GAZA CITY, Laurent Lozano- Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are poised to resume indirect talks with Egyptian mediators on reaching a more permanent ceasefire before a current truce expires at...
BAGHDAD, W.G. Dunlop- Kurdish forces backed by US warplanes battled on Saturday to retake Iraq's largest dam from jihadist fighters, a day after militants carried out a "massacre" of dozens of...
ISTANBUL, Stuart Williams- Turkey's relief agency said Friday it was time for the world to start "sharing the burden" of the 1.2 million Syrian refugees it is hosting, after tensions between Turks...
BAGHDAD, Ammar Karim- Iraqis and foreign powers voiced relief Friday after Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to step down, as the UN targeted Islamist militants and the EU backed the arming of...
GAZA CITY, Tom Little- Millions in Gaza and southern Israel on Thursday enjoyed a welcome extension to a temporary truce despite a rocky start which saw a flurry of rocket fire and air strikes....
WASHINGTON- The White House welcomed Nuri al-Maliki's decision Thursday to drop his bid to remain prime minister in Iraq, calling it "another major step forward in uniting" a country which threatens...
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