Egypt's army has drastically stepped up its demolitions of homes, businesses and farms in the Sinai since launching a widespread campaign against militants in February, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The watchdog said it documented at least 3,000 homes and commercial properties...

An Iraqi court Tuesday sentenced a Belgian militant, who threatened Europe in propaganda videos, to death by hanging for Deash (ISIS) membership, an AFP journalist reported. Tarik Jadaoun - known by his nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Beljiki - earlier pleaded not guilty to a range of...

A coalition of activist groups on Monday announced a campaign to break up Facebook, arguing that the huge social network "has too much power over our lives and democracy." The groups created a website, and a Facebook page, to garner support for a petition to the US Federal Trade...

The United States Monday demanded Iran make sweeping changes – from dropping its nuclear program to pulling out of the Syrian civil war – or face severe economic sanctions as U.S. President’s Donald Trump’s administration hardened its approach to Tehran. Iran dismissed...