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Russia launches another airstrike wave on ISIS, other insurgents in SyriaRussia has attacked the Islamic State group and other insurgents in Syria with a wave of new airstrikes. Russia's air raids have killed 39 civilians over the three past days.
Explosion near Afghan hospital kills nine charity workersNine local staffers for international charity Doctors Without Borders were killed Saturday, after a US airstrike may have caused the deadly explosion near their hospital.
Military training offers Yazidi women chance to fight back, taste of freedomThe massacre of Iraq's Yazidis and enslavement of their women by Islamic State militants in summer 2014 put聽the minority sect on the world's agenda. Now Yazidi women are being trained by paramilitaries to fight for themselves.
Israeli PM Netanyahu blasts Iran deal in UN speechBenjamin聽Netanyahu said the Iran nuclear deal may well 'prove to be the marriage certificate of that unholy union' between聽militant Islam and nuclear weapons.
Iran sends troops into Syria as Russia targets rebels with airstrikesThe Iranian troops are preparing for combat, while Russian planes bombed camps in western Syria.
The end of Oslo? Why Abbas dropped his promised 'bombshell' at the UN.The Palestinian president's statement on the peace accords speaks as much to the eroding public support for him at home as it does a desire to pressure Israel.
Iran is open for business, but sanctions and political risk remainA nuclear agreement agreed in July has triggered interest from European countries who expect their sanctions to be lifted next year. But the US will maintain non-nuclear sanctions that could stifle investment.聽
In Yemen, Islamic State is struggling to claim mantle of Sunnis' championRecent attacks on Shiite Houthi targets in Yemen indicate that the Islamic State is trying to position itself as the Sunnis' protector. But it faces a crowded field.
Refugees at Syrian border say the loss of hope will push out millions moreSyrians who toughed it out for years amid the violence or waited in neighboring Turkey say they no longer see a future for the country. And Europe beckons.
Why Iran wants to take Saudi Arabia to court over hajj deathsShiite Iran on Saturday vowed to take international legal action against Sunni Saudi Arabia after at least 769 people, including 136 Iranians, died during a hajj stampede.
Syrian cease-fire: Another try at pragmatism in three besieged townsPrevious cease-fires failed to hold in the towns, where Sunnis and Shiite residents are besieged. But a realization that both sides benefit is generating hope this one, to be overseen by the UN, will succeed.
Diplomats jostle to lay out position on how to end Syria warDiplomats from Europe, the US, and Russia met in Paris on Thursday to lay the groundwork for more in-depth talks at the UN General Assembly, which begins Monday.
First LookHajj stampede: 700 crushed in deadliest pilgrimage incident in decadesAn additional 800 people were injured during the stampede Thursday as Muslim pilgrims converged in Saudi Arabia's Mina valley.
Over 450 hajj pilgrims killed during stampede near MeccaThursday's tragedy comes on the heels of a giant crane collapse earlier this month where more than 100 worshipers died.
Russia in Syria: Did Putin just clip Israel's wings?Netanyahu says he and Putin agreed on ways to avoid conflict between their forces in Syria. For years Israel has had a free hand to attack arms transfers to Hezbollah.
In post-nuclear-deal Iran, a modest academic opening to the USIran has given permission for five Americans to study in a Tehran University masters program 鈥� a 'breakthrough,' the department head says. Others are enrolling in Persian language classes.聽
Platinum prices for Iranian weddings poke at revolutionary normsOne in three marriages in Tehran now end in divorce. The luxury wedding industry is a window onto Iran's shifting social values and a challenge to official rhetoric in the Islamic Republic.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen's capital kill 29Airstrikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition against Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies have killed 29 people, including civilians, in the capital Sanaa.
Egypt's president swears in new government amid corruption probePresident Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sworn in a new government, just a week after the previous Cabinet had resigned amid an investigation聽involving over $1 million in bribes.
Russia and Iran both propping up Assad. A balancing act?While Russia's increased presence in Syria gives the regime another leg to stand on, some in Damascus say Moscow could also temper Iran's influence.
