Iraq

U.S. top court rejects appeals by Halliburton, KBR over conduct overseas

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed lawsuits to move forward against government contractors in...

Jan 20, 2015 07:38 PM EST

Fifteen detained after Belgian police kill Islamist gunmen

Belgian police were questioning 13 suspects on Friday detained during raids against an Islamist grou...

Jan 16, 2015 08:10 AM EST

Hollande says aircraft carrier could support Iraq operations

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations again...

Jan 15, 2015 05:21 AM EST

U.S. lawmakers push ahead on Iran sanctions - senior senator

Republican and Democratic U.S. lawmakers will press ahead with a plan for more sanctions on Iran, th...

Jan 15, 2015 02:52 AM EST

Apparent Islamic State backers hack U.S. military Twitter feed

The Twitter and YouTube accounts for the U.S. military command that oversees operations in the Middl...

Jan 12, 2015 07:14 PM EST

U.S. prosecutors recommend criminal charges against Petraeus - N.Y. Times

The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former...

Jan 10, 2015 01:29 AM EST

Hostage taken north of Paris during manhunt for newspaper killings

French anti-terrorist police surrounded a small northern town and helicopters hovered overhead after...

Jan 09, 2015 05:50 AM EST

U.S. forces 'building pressure' on Islamic State: military chief

U.S. efforts against Islamic State militants in Iraq are "a drumbeat, a steady building pressure" on...

Jan 08, 2015 10:50 PM EST

Armed French gendarmes swoop on villages in manhunt for newspaper attackers

Armed and masked anti-terrorism police swooped on woodland villages northeast of Paris on Thursday i...

Jan 08, 2015 07:57 PM EST

French policewoman killed in shoot-out, hunt deepens for militant killers

A policewoman was killed in a shootout in southern Paris on Thursday, triggering searches in the are...

Jan 08, 2015 07:12 AM EST

U.S.-led air strikes have hit 3,222 Islamic State targets: Pentagon

U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria have damaged or destroyed 3,2...

Jan 08, 2015 02:28 AM EST

Police hunt three Frenchmen after 12 killed in Paris attack

Police are hunting three French nationals, including two brothers from the Paris region, after suspe...

Jan 07, 2015 10:19 PM EST

Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians: U.N.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to...

Jan 07, 2015 06:36 AM EST

U.S. stands by plan to pull troops from Afghanistan

The United States on Monday stood by plans to halve the number of its troops in Afghanistan this yea...

Jan 05, 2015 08:58 PM EST

2014 deadliest year in Iraq for civilians since 2006-7 bloodshed: U.N.

Violence in Iraq in 2014 killed at least 12,282 civilians, making it the deadliest year since the se...

Jan 02, 2015 07:19 AM EST

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