The Turkish army hit at least 49 Daesh targets in northern Syria early Friday as part of the ongoing Operation Euphrates Shield, military said. In a statement, the Turkish Armed Forces said 49 Daesh targets had been hit with 153 Firtina (storm) howitzer fire and 116 rounds of multiple rocket...

A U.N. human rights watchdog called on Saudi Arabia on Friday to end "severe" discrimination against girls and to repeal laws that allow the stoning, amputation, flogging and execution of children. The Committee on the Rights of the Child condemned the Saudi-led coalition's air strikes in...

A total of 45 Afghan troops have disappeared from training camps in the U.S. in less than two years, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday. “Eight Afghan students training at U.S. facilities were reported Absent Without Leave (AWOL) in September,” Adam Stump, a Defense Department spokesman told...

The implementation of a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers is still fragile, the head of the U.N. agency that polices Iran's side of the deal has said, warning that small mistakes could have grave consequences. Iran and six major powers, including the United States,...