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Syrian army starts using new weapons from Russia - military source

The Syrian military has recently started using new types of air and ground weapons supplied by Russi...

Sep 17, 2015 10:04 PM EDT

French PM Valls says no compromise with Syria's Assad possible

France's Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday a deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to...

Sep 16, 2015 02:01 AM EDT

Japan set for historic defense shift, but still not 'normal nation'

Japan and ally the United States can start making plans for a possible conflict with China after the...

Sep 15, 2015 01:54 AM EDT

Hollande says French air strikes will be needed in Syria

President Francois Hollande said on Monday that French air strikes against Islamic State militants i...

Sep 15, 2015 01:37 AM EDT

Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield: U.S. officials

Russia has positioned about a half dozen tanks at an airfield at the center of a military buildup in...

Sep 14, 2015 09:05 PM EDT

Al Qaeda chief urges lone wolf attacks, militant unity

Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri called on young Muslim men in the United States and other Western c...

Sep 13, 2015 10:18 PM EDT

Russian troops join combat in Syria - sources

Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government tro...

Sep 09, 2015 09:05 PM EDT

Failure of Syria diplomacy exposes enduring divisions over Assad

While the desperate flight of Syrians from their country's war was dominating news bulletins this su...

Sep 07, 2015 03:05 AM EDT

Austria plans to end measures allowing migrants from Hungary and move 'towards normality'

Austria said on Sunday it planned to end emergency measures that have allowed thousands of refugees ...

Sep 06, 2015 11:12 PM EDT

Russia delays start of U.N. probe of Syria gas attacks: envoys

Russia is delaying the launch of an international investigation aimed at assigning blame for chemica...

Sep 02, 2015 09:31 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

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe

The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to s...

Aug 25, 2015 03:44 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

Thai police hunt for accomplices of suspected Bangkok bomber

Thai authorities said on Wednesday they were looking for accomplices of the chief suspect for the Ba...

Aug 19, 2015 02:32 AM EDT

Iraq's Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul

Iraq's former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary repo...

Aug 18, 2015 09:47 PM EDT

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