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Clashes Rock Syria Truce Zone
Clashes erupted overnight in a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus, which was also hit by government air strikes...
Fears of More Israeli-Palestinian Violence Over Holy Site
Stabbings and clashes that left six people dead raised fears on Saturday of further Israeli-Palestinian violence as...
Three Israelis Stabbed To Death In West Bank Settlement
A Palestinian broke into a home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday and stabbed four Israelis,...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...
Mosul Victory Marks Win For Pentagon Training Plan
The Iraqi military's hard-fought victory over the Islamic State group in Mosul marks a defining moment not just for...
NATO Agrees Afghanistan Troop Boost But No Combat Role
NATO will increase troop numbers in Afghanistan to help train local forces facing a resurgent Taliban but will not...
Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ
A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the...
Seoul Says North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ
A North Korean soldier escaped to South Korea Tuesday evening by walking across the Demilitarised Zone that bisects the...
200,000 Flee Raqa Ahead of Assault By Syrian Forces
Around 200,000 people have fled the Islamic State stronghold of Raqa, a US military official said, as US-backed Syrian...
N. Korea Balloons Prompted Warning Shots
Flying objects that prompted South Korean forces to fire warning shots this week appeared to be balloons carrying...
S. Korea’s Moon Names Top Ministers, Chief Security Advisor
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Sunday announced his picks for finance and foreign ministers while appointing a...
UN Urges Nigerians Not To Shun Chibok Girls
The United Nations on Monday welcomed the release of 82 Nigerian schoolgirls after years of Boko Haram captivity and...
Boko Haram Attack In Chad Kills Nine Troops, 40 Jihadists
Nine Chadian soldiers were killed in a Boko Haram attack on an army post in the Lake Chad region on Friday, local and...
Over 100 Killed, Wounded In Taliban Attack On Afghan Military Base
More than 100 Afghan soldiers were killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban attack on an army base in northern...
‘No Doubt’ Syria Has Retained Chemical Weapons
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said during a visit to Israel Friday that there can be "no doubt" that Syria has retained...
Cameroon Denies Forcibly Repatriating Nigerian Refugees
A two-day-old baby boy cries as his parents take seats in a Cameroonian military truck in the border town of Fotokol....
‘Friendly Fire’ Downed Saudi Helicopter In Yemen
A Saudi military helicopter that crashed in Yemen killing 12 Saudi soldiers was likely hit by "friendly fire", military...
The Battle For Mosul
Six months since Iraqi forces launched a vast operation to oust the Islamic State group from second city Mosul, they...