Satellite photos show aftermath of strike in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria appears…
Pope calls for peace from ruins of Iraq’s war-battered Mosul
Pope Francis made a emphatic appeal for peaceful coexistence in Iraq on Sunday as he prayed for the country’s war…
Opinion: France must repatriate ‘Islamic State’ sympathizers stranded in Syria
Paris does not want them — the wives of ‘Islamic State’ fighters and their children languishing in Syrian jails. But…
Syria Kurds hand 12 children to their Iraqi Yazidi mothers
Syria’s Kurds have handed back 12 children of alleged Islamic State members to their mothers from Iraq’s Yazidi minority, a…
Pope, top Iraq Shiite cleric hold historic, symbolic meeting
Pope Francis and Iraq’s top Shiite cleric delivered a powerful message of peaceful coexistence Saturday, urging Muslims in the war-weary…
Speedy variants power virus surge sweeping Europe
MILAN (AP) — The virus swept through a nursery school and an adjacent elementary school in the Milan suburb of…
Missile strikes hit oil refineries in northern al-Bab town, killing one
Explosions rocked local oil refineries near the towns of al-Bab and Jarablus sparking large fires. A source in the Turkish…
Iraqis gather ahead of pope’s arrival
Dozens of Christians are gathering at the Church of the Virgin Mary in Baghdad hours before Pope Francis was due…
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability
The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of trying to block all…
Palace to investigate after Meghan accused of bullying staff
LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace said Wednesday it was launching an investigation after a newspaper reported that a former aide…