One Turkish soldier was lightly wounded on Tuesday after a military outpost in the southeastern province of Gaziantep came under fire from Islamic State militants from across the Syrian border, privately owned Dogan News agency said. Turkey's military responded in kind and fired...

Iraqi officials say a suicide attack south of Baghdad has killed at least 14 people. A police officer says the suicide bomber blew himself up on Monday inside a restaurant in Dhi Qar province that is frequented by Shiite paramilitary militia fighters. He added that at least 27...

 Fishermen in Gaza can now sail farther from the coastal territory after Israel expanded the fishing zone on Sunday. COGAT, the Israeli defense body that handles civilian issues with the Palestinians, announced the new easing of restrictions on its Arabic Facebook page. About 60 boats...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday said he took offence at U.S. President Barack Obama slamming eroding press freedoms in Turkey, expressing sadness that the comments were made behind his back. "I am saddened that these kinds of comments have been made in my absence," Erdogan told...