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NINEVEH, Iraq: Five Iraqi soldiers were killed Saturday in deadly clashes with IS militants in Mosul amid a major offensive to capture the...

ISTANBUL: An international conference for Palestinian diaspora kicked off in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday. The two-day event, themed “Conference for...

BAGHDAD: Hundreds of Iraqi civilians were evacuated from western Mosul amid an ongoing military operation to capture the last Islamic State stronghold in...

Manila: Thirteen detainees facing drug charges escaped from jail on Sunday, the latest in a series of prison breaks in the Philippines, authorities...

Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that he would not attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, a high-profile event that draws...

Rabat: Morocco's key tourism sector barely grew last year amid security challenges, but operators are hoping Chinese and Russian visitors will boost their...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia on Sunday declared its international airport a "safe zone" after completing a sweep of the terminal where the estranged half-brother...

Beirut: Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets group - the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary - will not attend this weekend's Academy Awards...

Mogadishu: At least five people were killed and three others were injured in clan fighting near Adale town in Somalia. The renewed clashes...

Washington: President Donald Trump ratcheted up an increasingly hostile feud with the media Saturday, announcing he will skip a century-old annual correspondents' dinner...

Beirut: Rescue workers from Syria's White Helmets group -- the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary -- will not attend this weekend's Academy Awards...

Manila: Thousands of supporters and foes of President Rodrigo Duterte joined large rallies in Manila on Saturday, highlighting how his brutal drug war...

Mosul, Iraq: Iraqi forces backed by jets and helicopters battled jihadists inside west Mosul Saturday but still faced a tough and potentially protracted...

Beirut: A suicide assault on two security service bases in Syria's third city of Homs killed dozens of people, including a top intelligence...

Tehran: Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next...

MOSUL, Iraq: U.S.-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul on Saturday after retaking the city's airport from Islamic State and punching into...

TRIPOLI, Libya: Militias allied to Libya’s UN-backed unity government and rivals have reached a ceasefire in the capital Tripoli, the government’s presidential council...

GAZA CITY, Palestine: Three Palestinian workers were killed inside a collapsed tunnel along border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, according to Gaza’s...