10 Kurdish fighters killed in clashes with Iraqi forces near Kirkuk: official

Two protesters and a policeman were killed Monday in the eastern city of Marib as a clash broke out at a rally to demand jobs for Yemeni tribes, a security source said. Dozens of residents of Marib had gathered outside the local government offices to demand better jobs for and...

The European Union mposed fresh sanctions on North Korea on Monday as part of international efforts to punish the pariah regime for its nuclear and ballistic weapons programs. Foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg signed off a new package of measures including a ban on investments in...

Turkey is ready to cooperate fully with the central Iraqi government to end the presence of the outlawed Kurdish militant group PKK in Iraq, the foreign ministry said Monday. In a statement, the ministry also said Ankara would stand by Baghdad to provide peace and stability in the...