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Islamic State militants were using the command post to launch suicide attacks against the Iraqi army, who were closing in on the terrorists.

A new CNN/ORC poll finds that 67 percent of Americans say they are in favor of President Obama’s executive actions on guns issued this week.

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has ordered an investigation into the leads provided by India on the Pathankot attack, according to a Pakistani daily.

Guzman’s powerful Sinaloa cartel smuggles multi-ton shipments of cocaine and marijuana as well as manufacturing and transporting methamphetamines and heroin, mostly to the U.S. He is wanted in various U.S. states and his July escape deeply embarrassed the government of...

In response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test, South Korea on Thursday announced it would resume cross-border propaganda broadcasts that Pyongyang considers an act of war.

In this January 4 photo, an Iranian woman holds up a poster showing Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent opposition Saudi Shiite cleric who was executed by Saudi Arabia.

The campaign, used by Palestinians to protest against Israel’s house demolition policy, may become a tremendous success since many Palestinians view Halabi as the “hero who ignited the Third Intifada’s fire”.

Behold all the options, which are a testament to how much Obama’s White House has worked to bring digital tools to the forefront in an effort to get the president’s messages in front of as many people as possible.

Portions of walls, staircases and roofs in some buildings collapsed in Imphal.

Iran also backs the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his country’s civil war while Saudi Arabia insists he must go for any legitimate peace process to take place.

Three people including a child have been killed and at least 15 others have been injured after a suicide vehicle bombing targeted a Kabul restaurant popular with Afghan officials and foreign diplomats.

Afghanistan security forces took control of Darqad district bordering Tajikistan on Sunday, an official said. The national security forces launched an intense operation to retake Darqad district on Friday.

However, the extradition of “El Chapo” to the U.S. is by no means a foregone conclusion, the BBC’s Katy Watson in Mexico City reports. The world’s most wanted drug lord was recaptured by Mexi…

South Korea on Friday resumed high-decibel propaganda broadcasts into North Korea as the United States ramped up pressure on China to bring Pyongyang to heel after its latest nuclear test.

Washington/Islamabad: US Secretary of State John Kerry has called up Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and extended him full support to find out the truth in the terror attack on the IAF base in Pathankot.