The U.N. envoy for Iraq says military operations to liberate Iraq from ISIS will be coming to an end "in the rather short foreseeable future." Jan Kubis told the U.N. Security Council Thursday that "the days of the so-called ISIL are counted," using one of the acronymns for the militant...

Midfielder Nemanja Matic said there is a lot at stake for Chelsea when Arsenal visit Stamford Bridge Saturday as they are eager make amends for their embarrassing 3-0 loss to their London rivals in September. The loss to Arsenal, however, forced manager Antonio Conte to switch to a 3-4-3...

More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued in the Mediterranean within 24 hours, Italy's coast guard said Thursday, as EU leaders prepared for a summit on stemming the flow of boats from North Africa to Europe. The coast guard said more than 1,300 people had been rescued Wednesday from 13...

An Afghan woman whose husband cut off her ears said Thursday she was seeking donations for treatment abroad, as activists condemned the latest gruesome incident to highlight the abuse of women in the conservative country. Zarina, 23, was still hospitalised in the northern city of...