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Qatar and Egypt officials discuss reconciliation - sources

Egyptian and Qatari intelligence officials have met in Cairo to discuss reconciliation as part of Sa...

Dec 25, 2014 10:24 AM EST

Iraq's new premier battles to unite a fractured nation

Three months after he took office with a mission to unite his broken, warring country, Iraq's new pr...

Dec 15, 2014 09:44 AM EST

Six Guantanamo prisoners fly to Uruguay for resettlement

Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were flown ...

Dec 07, 2014 06:33 PM EST

Lebanon detains wife of Islamic State leader

The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they ...

Dec 02, 2014 06:56 AM EST

Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British, South Africa hostages in raid

An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces sought to free f...

Nov 27, 2014 01:45 AM EST

Iran nuclear talks extended seven months after failing to meet deadline

Iran and six powers failed on Monday for a second time this year to resolve their 12-year stand-off ...

Nov 24, 2014 09:46 PM EST

Putin says Russia not isolated over Ukraine, blames West for frosty ties

President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for worsening relations with Russia since the Ukraine crisi...

Nov 23, 2014 11:49 PM EST

U.S. SEC sanctions two ex-FLIR employees over bribery allegations

Two former employees with defense contractor FLIR Systems Inc will collectively pay $70,000 in penal...

Nov 18, 2014 08:15 AM EST

Top Canada officials to face Parliament questioning after attacks

Top Canadian security officials are due to testify on Monday before a parliamentary committee about ...

Oct 27, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

Canada parliament shooter made video, driven by ideology: police

The man who killed a Canadian soldier and attacked the country's parliament building last week made ...

Oct 26, 2014 10:38 PM EDT

In wake of Canada attacks, Toronto police drill for disaster

About 100 police, firefighters and other emergency workers held a disaster-response drill in downtow...

Oct 26, 2014 09:12 PM EDT

Saudi Arabia steps up beheadings; some see political message

Immediately after his sword falls, the Saudi Arabian executioner steps backwards to avoid soiling hi...

Oct 20, 2014 11:19 AM EDT

Obama, foreign military chiefs, to thrash out Islamic State plans

President Barack Obama will hash out a strategy to counter Islamic State on Tuesday with military le...

Oct 14, 2014 04:27 AM EDT

Yemen president names new PM, Shi'ite Houthis welcome choice

Yemen's president named the country's U.N. envoy as prime minister on Monday in a move welcomed by t...

Oct 13, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive

Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's h...

Oct 05, 2014 01:13 AM EDT

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