WASHINGTON / BALKH, AFGHANISTAN — Clashes between Taliban insurgents and the Islamic State (IS) militants have forcibly displaced thousands of civilians in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province.
"Most of these families are the...
WASHINGTON — Pakistan's defense minister is expressing concern about a White House statement saying the U.S. military has been given authority to eliminate militant safe havens in Pakistan.
The White House statement was published...
CAIRO — Southern Yemeni separatists control large chunks of the southern interim capital of Aden and continue to lay siege to the presidential palace.
Amateur video shown Wednesday on Arab TV showed...
STATE DEPARTMENT — The United States is urging all sides in the ongoing Gulf dispute to de-escalate tensions and work to counter terrorism as well as Iran's influence in the region.
"It's...
Fighting between separatists and government forces in southern Yemen has killed at least 36 people, the Red Cross says, while the president accuses the fighters of a coup.
About 185 people have...
GENEVA — The United Nations says it will participate in the Russian-sponsored Syrian peace meeting at the Black Sea resort of Sochi next week now that some of its concerns have...
