Iran's state TV says a magnitude 5.8 earthquake has injured at least 79 people in the country's south. The United States Geological Survey put the quake's magnitude at 5.9. There were no immediate reports of fatalities. The earthquake struck in the early morning on Monday near the...

Daesh (ISIS) says one of the leaders of its affiliate in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has been killed. The militant group's Aamaq news agency issued an announcement late Sunday about the death of Abu Jaafar al-Maqdesi, calling him a martyr. A photo of a young bearded man accompanied...

Yemen’s government said the Iran-aligned Houthi rebels should release all detainees and captives held in their prisons ahead of peace talks. The Yemeni news agency SABA quoted the government Sunday as saying that the Houthis should also hand over their arms and withdraw from all rebel-held...

Saesh (Islamic State) said on Sunday a suicide bomber targeted the Afghan vice president near Kabul airport, the group's Amaq news agency. It said the bomber detonated his suicide jacket at a celebration held to receive the vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, but gave no further...