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U.S. Carrier Joins South Korea Drills, North Korea Warns of ‘merciless’ Strikes
As the USS Carl Vinson plowed through seas off South Korea on Tuesday, rival North Korea warned the United States of...
Over 80,000 Iraqis Displaced In West Mosul Fighting
More than 80,000 people have fled west Mosul since the battle to retake the area began last month, the International...
Somali Pirates Suspected of Staging First Attack Since 2012
Suspected pirates boarded a Sri Lankan-flagged tanker and forced its crew to change course towards the northeastern...
Somali Pirates Suspected of First Ship Hijacking Since 2012
A freight ship has been hijacked off the coast of Somalia, reports say. A number of suspected pirates boarded the Sri...
More Than 1,500 Children Dead In Two Years of Yemen War
The conflict in Yemen has killed nearly 7,700 people, including at least 1,564 children, since a Saudi-led coalition...
‘Jihadists’ Kill Civilians, Soldiers In North Mali
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive...
Six Years On, Aleppo Dares To Dream of End To Syria War
When the army recaptured Aleppo in December, Mohammad Baqdul left Beirut and returned with his family to his native...
Iraq Forces Advance After Jihadists ‘trapped’ In Mosul
Iraqi forces said Monday they had taken more territory from the Islamic State group as they press an offensive that has...
IS Fighters Left In Mosul Will Die, Says US Envoy McGurk
Any so-called Islamic State (IS) fighters left in Mosul will die in the Iraqi city, a US envoy co-ordinating the...
Iraqi Helicopter Fires At ISIS Targets In Besieged Mosul
An Iraqi Army helicopter fires a missile at ISIS positions as government forces seeking to retake Mosul said they had...
Iraqi Forces Retake Third of West Mosul
Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of...
Iraq Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul, Commander Says
Iraqi forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group, a commander said, as Baghdad's...
Iraqi Forces Retake Over A Third of West Mosul
Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the Islamic State group since launching an...
Middle East Two Bombs Hit Syria’s Damascus, Fatalities Reported
Bombs went off near cemetery in Bab Masala area of the city, state media reports.Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily...
US Military Faces Burgeoning Nude Picture-Sharing Scandal
The Pentagon faced a burgeoning scandal Friday as more pictures of naked female service members apparently shared...
Pentagon Pledges Investigation Into Nude Photo Scandal
The Pentagon has pledged a full investigation into a nude photo scandal hitting the American armed forces. Defence...
Air Strike Kills 26 In Yemen
An air strike by a Saudi-led Arab coalition on a market in Yemen killed 20 civilians and six rebels on Friday, medical...
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...
US Sends Marines To Support Raqqa Assault
The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic...