It was once home to priceless archaeological treasures, but these days you get into Mosul museum in Iraq's second city via a gaping hole in the basement. In the darkness lies a pile of rubble -- all...
Iraqi security forces have seized control of more than a third of west Mosul, a commander said Sunday, after a week of steady gains in their battle to retake the city from the Islamic State group....
The toll from twin bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims in the centre of Damascus has risen to 74 dead, a monitor said on Sunday. Among the victims of Saturday's blasts were 43 Iraqi pilgrims who had...
Over 130 US foreign policy experts have denounced President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying it undermines America's national security and interests as much as the original order barring...
Some multinationals working in conflict zones are turning to ethically dubious practices to keep their factories operating, employees working and goods flowing. French-Swiss cement manufacturer...
A US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling came from Seattle district judge James Robart, the same judge who had issued the...
President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban is facing its first major legal setback, after a federal judge halted enforcement of the directive that would deny US entry to the wife and child of a...
Eight Iraqis, including four children, were found crammed inside a refrigerated truck in a service area in eastern Spain, police said Saturday, adding that they had been trying to reach Britain. The...
A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday, barring enforcement of the policy to deny U. S. entry to the wife and child of a...
Car enthusiast Mohammed Mohiedin Anis gazes sadly at a 1955 Buick Super, one of his collection of vintage cars "wounded" in battles that ravaged the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. Heavy bombardment...
President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban faced another legal challenge Friday when the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint on behalf of several refugee assistance groups over the...
Hundreds of bereaved Palestinian and Israeli women marched through the West Bank on Friday against the Israeli occupation, in an International Women's Day event. Around 200 women marched to two...
The US Department of Justice is deploying 50 judges to immigration detention centres to clear a backlog of more than half a million cases. The judges will boost President Trump’s push to toughen...
Teachers at a high-flying East London academy have claimed they witnessed coursework and examinations being marked falsely. The tutors allege there was a "climate of intimidation and fear" at Green...
Iraqi special forces battled the Islamic State group on Friday in west Mosul, where a commander said jihadist resistance is showing signs of weakening under repeated assaults. The jihadists are also...
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has indicated Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban could prevent the United States from hosting the World Cup. The US is favourite to win the right to host the...
Three US states have joined Hawaii in a legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. Mr Trump signed an executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim...
Three US states have joined Hawaii in a legal challenge against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. Mr Trump signed an executive order placing a 90-day ban on people from six mainly Muslim...
The US has sent 400 additional troops to Syria to support an allied local force aiming to capture the so-called Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa. They include Marines, who arrived in the past few...
Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney on Thursday urged Iraq to agree to a UN investigation of atrocities committed by the Islamic State group and bring those responsible for crimes to justice. Clooney,...
