Twin bombings near the headquarters of an Iranian Kurdish opposition party killed seven people Tuesday, a rare attack in Iraq's relatively secure autonomous Kurdish region, a senior security official said. The bombings hit the town of Koysinjaq about 10:00 pm (1900 GMT), killing five members...

Two-time Wimbledon tennis champion Petra Kvitova underwent nearly four hours of surgery on her playing hand on Tuesday after she was stabbed by a knife-wielding intruder in her home in the Czech Republic. Early indications showed the Czech world number 11 could well make a recovery and...

Sixteen Daesh positions were hit by Turkish military aircraft in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield, the Turkish military said on Tuesday. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said the land and air operation was carried in the Al-Bab area. Fighter jets destroyed 16...

George Clooney is to make a fictional film about the White Helmets – the Syria Civil Defence whose approximate 3,000 volunteers act as first responders in the war-torn country. Clooney is said to be using as his source Netflix’s documentary short The White Helmets, which was released in...