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Between 12,000 and 15,000 Islamic State fighters remain in Iraq and Syria, a top US general said Wednesday, an indication...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who drew global attention for kneeling during pre-game playings of the US national anthem,...

Leading Muslim and Christian clerics in the Middle East issued a statement Wednesday urging against linking Islam to terrorism, following...

Syria's main opposition group will not allow terrorism to be added to the agenda of sputtering UN-sponsored peace talks in...

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey did not say she was running for president, but she didn't rule it out either, raising...

Israel's Jewish Agency on Wednesday expressed "deep concern" over anti-Semitic threats against American Jewish communities, calling for US authorities to...

Ethiopia's government has charged three prominent opposition activists with inciting riots, destroying property and plotting a coup, a government spokesman...

New York Philharmonic music director Alan Gilbert will close his tenure with concerts that bring together musicians from around the...

Some 7,000 people have fled from villages around the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok because of Boko Haram attacks, the...

Turkish-backed rebels seized two villages from US-supported forces on Wednesday as they sought to expand their control in northern Syria,...

Donald Trump reassured Americans with a well-received, more presidential address before Congress on his vision for the country's "renewal," but...

Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist group, a...

An Israeli court ruled Wednesday that a tanker of liquefied ammonia in the port city of Haifa must be emptied...

Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles will participate in the 24th season of US reality show "Dancing With the Stars," broadcaster...

Fighting around the historic Yemeni port of Mokha has forced more than 48,000 people from their homes, a UN official...

Rihanna never went to college but the R&B superstar voiced delight as she was presented an award by Harvard University...

Netflix has announced new software that it hopes could save you cash while improving your viewing experience. The firm has...

Trade has picked up on a contested road in Western Sahara on Morocco's border with Mauritania after tensions eased between...

Andy Murray said he was getting closer to his brilliant best as the top seed hammered Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 6-2, 6-0...

Russian warplanes bombed US-backed fighters in several small villages in northern Syria after they mistakenly thought Islamic State forces were...