Iraqi security forces on Thursday recaptured the town of Al-Shirqat in the northern Saladin province from members of the Daesh terrorist group, according to military officials. "Army forces are now in control of Al-Shirqat’s city center and are clearing the area [of Daesh elements]," Juma...

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a two-month low, pointing to labor market strength that could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by December. The upbeat initial jobless claims data came a day after the U.S....

A senior leader of Yemen's al Qaeda branch was killed on Thursday in a raid by a U.S. drone strike in central Yemen, an official of the exiled government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said. The official said Abdallah al-Sanaani, a regional commander in Al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula...

More than 20,000 Syrians have returned to Jarabulus near the Turkish border, weeks after the Turkey-backed Free Syrian Army (FSA) liberated the northern Syrian town in Aleppo province, a regional official said. During the month-long Operation Euphrates Shield, some 1,200 square kilometers...