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Army Regains Territory Lost In Central Syria
Syria's army and allies have regained most of the territory they lost during an assault by rebels and jihadists earlier...
US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque Where 46 Killed
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a...
Hong Kong Protesters Jailed For 3 Years For Anti-China Clashes
Three young Hong Kong protesters were jailed for three years Friday on "riot" charges for their part in anti-China...
Iraq Battles IS In Mosul, Commander Says Resistance Weakening
Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist...
Pakistan Gunfights Kill 15 Militants, Two Soldiers
At least 15 militants and two soldiers have been killed in two separate gun battles in a relatively peaceful district...
Turkey Steps Back From Striking Syria’s Manbij
Turkey on Monday stepped back from threats to strike Syrian Kurdish militia forces deployed in Manbij, a former Islamic...
East Libya Forces Prepare To Retake Key Oil Ports
Forces loyal to eastern Libya's strongman Khalifa Haftar said Monday they were preparing a large counter-offensive to...
US-Backed Forces Cut Key Supply Route To IS-Held Raqa
US-backed forces in Syria on Monday cut off a key supply route between the Islamic State group's stronghold Raqa and...
Obama Waged Cyber War To Try and Sabotage North Korea’s Missile Tests
In hopes of sabotaging North Korea's missile tests, former president Barack Obama reportedly ordered Pentagon officials...
Iraqi Kurd Forces Halt Pumping Through Key Oil Pipeline
Iraqi Kurdish forces deployed at a state-run oil company Thursday, temporarily halting pumping through a pipeline that...
Saudi King Urges Fight Against Terrorism On Indonesia Trip
Saudi Arabia's King Salman called Thursday for a united fight against terrorism in a speech to Indonesia's parliament...
Russia, China Veto UN Resolution On Syria Sanctions
Russia and China on Tuesday vetoed a UN resolution backed by Western powers that would have imposed sanctions on Syria...
UN Likely To Vote Next Week On Syria Sanctions
The UN Security Council is likely to vote next week on a draft resolution that would slap sanctions on Syria over the...
Zimbabwe Deploys Army At Hospitals After Doctors’ Strike
Zimbabwe has deployed army medics to work at major public hospitals following a week-long strike by junior doctors who...
Syrian Migrant On Trial In Austria Over 20 Murders
A Syrian migrant went on trial in Austria on Wednesday for allegedly executing 20 wounded government soldiers in his...
Taiwan Train Bomber Jailed For 30 Years
A Taiwanese man was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for detonating a pipe bomb on a busy Taipei train that...
US-Backed Fighters Advance On IS In Syria’s East
An alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters seized more than a dozen villages in eastern Syria on Tuesday in their drive...
UN-OPCW Panel Seeks Names of Syrian Commanders In Gas Attacks Probe
A UN investigative panel is pressing the Syrian government to hand over the names of commanders, military units and...
Hong Kong Police Jailed Over Attack On Democracy Protester
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years today for what the judge described as a 'vicious' attack on a...