Syria

Iraqi refinery may be destroyed in battle to save it

Islamic State militants have dug trenches around natural gas and hydrogen tanks at Iraq's largest re...

May 13, 2015 11:21 AM EDT

Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle

Lebanon's Hezbollah and the Syrian army made big advances against insurgents in the region north of ...

May 13, 2015 09:19 AM EDT

Lavrov, Kerry to discuss Ukraine on Tuesday in Sochi, Russia: RIA

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will discuss the Ukrai...

May 11, 2015 08:08 AM EDT

Republican candidates talk tough on Islamic State, offer few specifics

Seeking an edge on the national security issue, Republican presidential hopefuls on Saturday seized ...

May 10, 2015 02:25 AM EDT

German government to speed up asylum process but puts off aid decision

Chancellor Angela Merkel's government and leaders of Germany's powerful regions agreed on Friday to ...

May 09, 2015 08:30 AM EDT

Weapons inspectors find undeclared sarin and VX traces in Syria - diplomats

International inspectors have found traces of sarin and VX nerve agent at a military research site i...

May 08, 2015 07:47 PM EDT

Regional crises push Turkey, Saudi closer despite ideological rift

Turkey is cultivating closer relations with Saudi Arabia’s new leadership, putting aside long-stan...

May 08, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Banned in Syria, Muslim Brotherhood members trickle home

Hundreds of members of the Syrian Muslim Brotherhood have returned from exile, hoping to rebuild a m...

May 07, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Nigeria’s offensive against Boko Haram slowed by landmines

Nigeria's military is confident it has Boko Haram cornered, but a final push to clear the Islamist m...

May 02, 2015 07:33 PM EDT

Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay 'lip service' on Yemen aid

Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the U.N. Security Council on Friday for paying "lip se...

May 02, 2015 06:41 AM EDT

Iran stance and regional policy bring French leader Gulf Arab rewards

France's tough line in talks with Iran and a similar analysis to Gulf Arab states on regional crises...

May 01, 2015 08:48 PM EDT

Syrian rebels fight Syrian army near Assad heartland

Islamist rebels and Syrian army troops on Thursday were engaged in heavy fighting in Syria's northwe...

Apr 30, 2015 09:09 PM EDT

FBI has exemption to arrange payments to hostage-takers: U.S. sources

While U.S. policy bans federal officials from doing business with kidnappers, the FBI for years has ...

Apr 30, 2015 07:02 PM EDT

France to set up center for returning young jihadists by year-end

France will open a center late this year to help reintegrate young French citizens who return from c...

Apr 30, 2015 06:50 AM EDT

Britain told U.N. monitors of active Iran nuclear procurement - panel

Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an active Iranian nuclear procurement netwo...

Apr 30, 2015 05:18 AM EDT

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