(Reuters) - Bombs exploded near the Egyptian and United Arab Emirates embassies in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, on Thursday though there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage in the attacks. The blasts followed a series of car bombs on Wednesday mainly in...

The U.S. military will hold a planning conference involving foreign nations beginning Thursday with the aim of strategizing against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, or ISIL. "This gathering of military planners from more than 30 nations is historic in many ways," said Gen....

(Reuters) - Despite nearly a year of negotiations, Iran and six major powers are unlikely to meet a Nov. 24 deadline to reach a final deal to lift international sanctions on Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program, officials say. Western and Iranian officials...

(Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday it would not cooperate with a United Nations Human Rights Council investigation into this year's Gaza war because its findings were "pre-determined". The U.N. panel, due to make its first report by March, is meant to look into the conduct of...