Terror attack in northern Somalia killed a prominent Muslim cleric and his 17 followers, police said on Monday. Ahmet Awale, of Galkayo police, said that an armed attack targeted the residence of the religious leader -- which was also used as a Sufi shrine. According to initial...

Iranian authorities said Monday that the number of injured in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake in western Iran the previous night has risen to 716. No fatalities were reported from the temblor. According to Iran's state television, most of the injured were immediately released from...

A magnitude-6.4 temblor rocked western Iran near its border with Iraq, state media reported on Sunday. The epicenter of the quake was western Kermanshah province, Iran's state television said. There were no immediate reports of causalities or damage. The shake was also...

The death toll from flash floods in northern Iraq has climbed to 18, according to Iraqi Health Ministry on Sunday. In a statement, the ministry said the number of wounded people has reached 180. Meanwhile, local media reported that as many as 300 homes have been badly damaged by...