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The United States launched its first air strikes in Iraq's Sunni Arab heartland, bombing jihadists near a key dam on…

Pro-Russian rebels in Ukraine on Saturday accused Kiev's forces of breaking a ceasefire just hours after it was agreed, and…

President Barack Obama urged a broad front against the Islamic State as NATO leaders gathered in Wales Thursday with Britain…

Fighting in Ukraine has forced over half a million people to flee their homes, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday,…

Violence in Iraq left at least 1,420 people dead in August as Iraqi forces fought to regain areas overrun by…

Ukrainian troops on Monday were battling a Russian tank contingent in the eastern city of Lugansk, Kiev said, accusing Moscow's…

Hundreds of protesters trying to topple Pakistan's government stormed the state broadcaster on Monday as fresh clashes with police broke…

Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the…

Twenty miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours have been rescued after a cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine…

Secretary of State John Kerry told his Egyptian counterpart that the United States intends to make good on its promise…