Benin's armed forces have suffered heavy losses in an attack on one of their most well-equipped positions in the north, where troops are trying to curb cross-border assaults by Islamist militants, the ...

By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -Talks are taking place on whether U.S. and French troops could secure a border zone in ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A senior official from the German foreign ministry on Thursday received a top delegation from ...

A key dam in northern Syria has become a flash point in the conflict between Kurdish forces and Turkish-backed armed groups.

Washington officials say they’re concerned about ensuring safety at local festivals and parades in light of a recent ...

In attendance were representatives with the Department of Public Works and New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick. Noticeably absent from the meeting were representatives from ...

A S REBELS STORMED across Syria late last year, eventually toppling the country’s dictator, Bashar al-Assad, some were accompanied by fighters from a foreign militant organisation—one with ambitions ...

The official state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter is being held at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday. Follow here for the latest live news updates.

General Joseph Aoun, the Lebanese army commander who was elected president on Thursday, kept his military on the sidelines of ...

Lebanon has been without a president for over two years due to infighting among the country's political class, but Joseph ...

The Supreme Court has ruled that former Bethnal Green schoolgirl Shamima Begum, 24, will not be allowed to challenge the ...

The terrorist attack in New Orleans serves as a grim reminder that the group is still able to transform personal crises into ...