Syria

Austria's first trial of alleged Islamic State fighter starts

A 30-year old Chechen who Austrian authorities accuse of fighting with Islamic State jihadists in Sy...

Jan 22, 2015 07:24 AM EST

Iran says is ready for 'straight talks' with Saudi Arabia

Iran said on Tuesday it was ready for "straight talks" with Saudi Arabia over contentious issues tha...

Jan 20, 2015 07:02 PM EST

Japan PM Abe: threat to Japanese captives 'unacceptable'

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday condemned as "unacceptable" the threat to the lives of...

Jan 20, 2015 09:37 AM EST

Islamic State threatens two Japanese captives in video

The militant Islamic State group, which holds territory in Iraq and Syria, issued a video online on ...

Jan 20, 2015 04:05 AM EST

Israeli strike in Syria kills senior Hezbollah figures

An Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed a commander from Lebanon's Hezbollah and the son of the...

Jan 19, 2015 04:18 AM EST

Japan's Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling IS

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an "immeasurable l...

Jan 17, 2015 07:10 AM 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

German police arrest two Salafist suspects in raid

German police said on Friday they had arrested two people following a raid on 11 properties linked t...

Jan 16, 2015 04:31 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

Paris attacks suspect entered Syria on Jan. 8, Turkey says

The suspected female accomplice of Islamist militants behind attacks in Paris was in Turkey five day...

Jan 12, 2015 07:54 PM 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.-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

Syria opposition group: Assad must go for any peace plan to work

A new Syrian opposition group linked to a prominent cleric said on Thursday President Bashar al-Assa...

Jan 02, 2015 06:56 PM EST

Italy rescues another abandoned migrant ship

A ship carrying hundreds of migrants has been abandoned by its crew in rough seas in the Mediterrane...

Jan 02, 2015 07:28 AM EST

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