(Reuters) - Egypt's president called for increased U.S. military aid and creation of a regional coalition to fight Islamic State in an interview with Fox News that aired on Monday, just days before the United States sends its top diplomat to the country. "It is very important...

(Reuters) - U.N. investigators looking at possible war crimes committed by all sides during the Gaza war last year have asked to postpone publication of their report from March until June to consider further evidence received, a U.N. statement said on Monday. Their report on...

A roadside bomb killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula on Monday, security sources said. The blast, which also wounded a soldier, comes days ahead of an investment conference in Sharm el-Sheikh resort, which Egypt hopes will project an image of stability and secure...

(Reuters) - Kurdish forces drove Islamic State militants back from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk in northern  Iraq  on Monday, in an attack which was backed by heavy air strikes from a U.S.-led coalition. Speaking to a local television channel near the frontline, Kirkuk...