Boko Haram leader is dead, rival Daesh in West African Province confirms – The militant group Daesh West African Province (ISWAP) said in an audio recording heard by Reuters on Sunday that
Sri Lanka – Authorities in Sri Lanka were trying to head off a potential environmental disaster Thursday as a fire-damaged container ship that had been carrying chemicals was sinking off of the
US tracking Iranian ships Tehran claims are Venezuela-bound – The Pentagon and other US intelligence agencies are closely tracking two Iranian ships that Tehran claims are bound for Venezuela, CNN reported on Thursday.
The UN has suspended the voting rights of Iran and four other countries over delinquent dues — a move that has provoked fury from Tehran. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a letter
Iraq – Amnesty International on Thursday urged Iraq to reveal the whereabouts of 643 Sunni Muslim boys and men abducted five years ago by Shiite paramilitaries fighting the Daesh group. The men
Migrant guards in Qatar ‘still paid under £1 an hour’ ahead of World Cup – Promises of better working conditions ring hollow for tens of thousands of security guards, who say they
Daesh extremists arrested in Morocco for planning attacks against military targets – Two Daesh militants were caught in Morocco after planning to carry out attacks on various military facilities, the country’s counter-extremism
Iran: explosion at petrochemical company in Iran’s Asaluyeh – One dead, 2 wounded in explosion at petrochemical company in Iran’s Asaluyeh. One person died and two others were injured in a massive
Syria: Syrians in government-held areas of the war-torn country headed to polling stations early Wednesday to vote in a presidential election set to give President Bashar Assad a fourth seven-year term. The
Mali – Malian officers upset with a government reshuffle have detained the president and prime minister at an army camp outside the capital, triggering broad international condemnation and demands for their immediate