U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Tuesday. The aim of Hagel’s visit was to discuss military operations against ISIL in Iraq, a source from the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Anadolu Agency....

Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday hailed a report by an international rights watchdog accusing Israel of committing war crimes during its recent offensive on the Gaza Strip. "The report included clear indications that Israel had committed war crimes in Gaza,"...

The killing of three soldiers on border duty in the southeastern province of Sanliurfa was not due to a terrorist attack, Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Tuesday.  "It is apparent that it is a case of mental breakdown. Whatever it is, those who...

(Reuters) - Benchmark Brent crude slipped on Tuesday to its lowest in five years, dropping below $66 a barrel after plunging more than 4 percent the day before on worries of a swelling supply glut. Oil prices are likely to remain around $65 a barrel for the next six or...