BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded outside a restaurant north of Baghdad killing at least six people.Iraq’s Joint Operations Command says the explosives-laden car ignited Wednesday outside a restaurant on a

BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say a car bomb has exploded outside a restaurant north of Baghdad killing at least six people.Iraq’s Joint Operations Command says the explosives-laden car ignited Wednesday outside a restaurant on a

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday he has told Congress that the governments of Saudi Arabia and the UAE are doing enough to protect civilians amid their military operations to end

Turkey captured a key suspect in an attack five years ago that killed dozens of people in the heart of Syrian government-controlled territory. Yusuf Nazik confessed his role in the 2013 car bombing in the

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wants his country to sign a peace deal with Japan this year to formally end hostilities that began during World War II over a group of islands.  Putin made

The Libyan capital's airport came under rocket fire just days after reopening following a UN-backed ceasefire between rival armed groups vying for influence in the oil-rich country. The Tuesday night attack underscored the fragility

Yemen's army and its allies have seized control of two key roads near the western port city of Hodeidah from Houthi rebels, military sources said. Abdulrahman Saleh Abou Zaraa, head of an elite military

Syria has witnessed unprecedented levels of internal displacement not seen throughout the seven-year conflict with more than one million forced to flee, a UN report said on Wednesday. The 24-page report by the UN

RAFAH, Palestinian Territories: The opening of the Palestinians’ first airport, in the presence of US president Bill Clinton, was a symbol of the hopes for independence and peace kindled by the Oslo accords.But 25

European Union legislators voted overwhelmingly in favour of launching punitive action against the Hungarian government for flouting democratic rules in a stunning political blow for Prime Minister Viktor Orban. With 448 votes in favour, 197