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Greek ship ferries hundreds more migrants to mainland

A ship bringing about 1,800 migrants and refugees from an eastern Greek island to the port of Piraeu...

Sep 01, 2015 09:00 PM EDT

Iraq's Abadi says Baiji battle 'crucial' to ousting Islamic State

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the battle over the northern town of Baiji and its refinery - Ir...

Aug 26, 2015 01:21 AM EDT

Islamic State's No. 2 reported killed by drone strike in Iraq - CNN

The No. 2 leader of the Islamic State militant group was killed in a U.S. drone strike near Mosul, I...

Aug 21, 2015 07:32 PM EDT

U.S. military probe of Afghan shooting found Bales' camp had lax discipline

The month before he killed 16 Afghan civilians in a shooting rampage, Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bal...

Aug 18, 2015 09:24 PM EDT

Iraq PM sacks cabinet officials, says reform drive under threat

Iraq's prime minister dismissed his cabinet secretary on Wednesday as part of an ambitious reform dr...

Aug 13, 2015 03:57 AM EDT

Russia says 'early details' of plan to fight Islamic State start to emerge

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday "early details" of how to coordinate internat...

Aug 11, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

U.S. tightens visa waiver program amid foreign fighters concerns

The United States announced tighter security measures on Thursday for visitors from the 38 countries...

Aug 06, 2015 09:45 PM EDT

Iraqi militia leader says U.S. not serious about fighting Islamic State

The head of one of Iraq's fiercest Shi'ite militias called the U.S.-led coalition's campaign against...

Jul 28, 2015 05:54 PM EDT

NATO backs Turkey's fight against Islamic State

NATO offered political support for Turkey's campaign against militants in Syria and Iraq at an emerg...

Jul 28, 2015 07:34 AM EDT

Kerry to talk with Russia on Islamic State fight and role Iran might play

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday that he planned to discuss combating Islamic State...

Jul 24, 2015 07:09 PM EDT

UK's Cameron seeks to neuter threat of homegrown extremists

Prime Minister David Cameron will set out a five-year strategy on Monday to tackle extremism in Brit...

Jul 20, 2015 07:44 AM EDT

France pursues terrorism charge against beheading suspect

A man who beheaded his boss, pinned the head on a fence and tried to blow up an industrial gas plant...

Jun 30, 2015 09:38 AM EDT

Islamic State seen as potent force a year after caliphate declaration: Pentagon

A year after Islamic State declared a caliphate on territory seized in Iraq and Syria, the al Qaeda ...

Jun 29, 2015 07:04 PM EDT

In Moscow, Syrian minister says Russia promises aid

Syria's foreign minister said in Moscow on Monday Russia had promised to send political, economic an...

Jun 29, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Putin reaffirms Russia's support for Syria's Assad

President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed Russia's support for Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Friday and...

Jun 19, 2015 07:22 PM EDT

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