Iraqi forces have totally encircled the government complex in Ramadi, the last stronghold of Islamic State militants in the western city, and are about to enter it, joint operations command spokesman Yahya Rasool told Reuters. "We're clearing the buildings and streets around the...

PKK terrorist organization killed a three-month-old baby and her grandfather in Turkey's southeastern Sirnak province Saturday, local security sources told Anadolu Agency. The incident took place in the province’s Cizre town. The baby named Miray Ince reportedly got shot when her aunt...

An Egyptian court has convicted two police officers in absentia over torturing a detainee to death and critically injuring another as part of a government crackdown on police abuses. Judge Saeed Sabry on Saturday sentenced the officers to life in prison after the prosecution presented forensic...

A Kurdish militant group once linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has claimed responsibility for an attack at Istanbul's second airport this week that left an aircraft cleaner dead and injured another. In a statement, the Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) said they...