Four Shia militiamen and 13 militants were killed in Daesh attacks in Iraq’s predominantly Turkmen city of Tal Afar late Sunday, according to a local police officer. Daesh militants attacked positions of the Hashd al-Shaabi militia in western Tal Afar in an attempt to break an army siege...

 Indonesian Muslim school students Monday staged a protest against Valentine's Day, denouncing what they said was a Western celebration that encourages casual sex. While teenagers in many countries treat the day as an occasion to declare love for their classmates, in the Indonesian city...

A Belgian man was sentenced to 28 years in jail Monday for killing a prisoner while fighting with extremist groups in Syria, the first murder conviction of a returned fighter in Belgium. Hakim Elouassaki, 24, returned to Belgium in 2013 after being wounded in the conflict, a few months after...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Monday condemned Israel's decision to ramp up settlements in the West Bank as an "absolute provocation." Israel announced plans last month for 3,000 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank. It has also retroactively legalized about 4,000 settlement...