A magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit the southern Iranian province of Bushehr on Thursday. The epicenter of the quake was in Boshkan district, the Iranian Seismological Center said. No casualties have been reported so far. On Tuesday,...
At least 100 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants were killed in the southern part of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq’s defense ministry said. Air-assisted riot police and Shiite volunteers carried out the operation, according to a written statement from Iraq’s defense...
(Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been voted in as head of the right-wing Likud party, overcoming his first hurdle toward winning a fourth term in office in a March general election, results of a party primary published on Thursday showed. Israeli...
The UN Security Council on Tuesday rejected a draft resolution calling for an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories within three years. The motion, which was submitted Monday by Jordan after it had been agreed upon by Arab states, failed to obtain the...
