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Israeli Warplanes Hit Targets In Syria As Tensions Flare
Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most...
Pirates Release Vessel Without Ransom
Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker have released it without condition, according to officials. The announcement...
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...
Israel Carries Out Air Strikes On Syria
Israeli aircraft carried out several strikes on Syria overnight, prompting the launch of ground-to-air missiles in...
‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom
The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker...
Air Raid On Mosque Near Aleppo ‘kills Dozens’
Dozens of people have been killed after fighter jets struck a packed mosque during prayer time in a rebel-held village...
Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages
Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...
Ghana Armed Forces Extends 2017 Recruitment Exercise
The Ghana Armed Forces says it intends to reopen its 2017 recruitment exercise to enable additional candidates apply...
Somali Coastguard In Gunfight Near Hijacked Ship
Coastguards in northern Somalia exchanged gunfire Thursday with armed men aboard a boat heading towards a hijacked oil...
More Than 150,000 Iraqis Fled West Mosul Fighting
Iraqi authorities said Thursday that more than 150,000 people have fled fighting in and around west Mosul since...
US Envoy In Japan To Reassure On North Korea Threat
The United States' top diplomat was in Tokyo on Thursday to reassure allies that Washington stands with them in the...
US Plans For Syria Include Another 1,000 Troops
Up to 1,000 additional US troops could deploy to northern Syria under provisional plans drawn up by the Pentagon, a US...
Somali Pirates Back On the Radar
The seizing of the Aris 13 tanker and its Sri Lankan crew on Monday -- the first successful attack by Somali pirates...
Russian, US Forces Eyeball Each Other In Syrian City
American and Russian troops are now both present in the northern Syrian city of Manbij and can clearly see each other...
Nearly 100,000 Iraqis Flee Battle For West Mosul
Nearly 100,000 Iraqis have fled the battle to retake west Mosul from the Islamic State jihadist group, the...
US Carrier In South Korea For Show of Force To North
A nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Wednesday for joint military exercises, the US Navy...
‘Fat Leonard’ US Navy Corruption Probe Snags More Officers
A retired US Navy admiral and eight other high-ranking officers have been charged with corruption and other offenses in...
US Marine Head Takes Fire Over Nude Photo-Sharing Scandal
Senior US lawmakers on Tuesday blasted the leader of the Marine Corps over a "repugnant" scandal involving the...
Israel Treats More Than 2,600 Wounded Syrians
Israel's medical services have treated more than 2,600 Syrians wounded during their country's conflict since 2013,...