(Reuters) - Iraqi troops battled to dislodge an al Qaeda splinter group from the city of Tikrit on Monday after its leader was declared caliph of a new Islamic state in lands seized this month across a swathe of Iraq and Syria . Alarming regional and world powers,...

An airstrike in the northern Syrian province of Idlib killed 30 people, including 3 children, on Sunday as Regime’s helicopter gunships pounded a rebel-held town of Salqeen, activist said. The attack struck the town main market at sunset while people...

BEIRUT (AP) — Up to 7,000 people, mostly rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar Assad, have been killed in infighting among rival Islamic groups in Syria across opposition-held territory in the north, an activist group said in a report Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian...

A coolly-taken penalty by Klaas-Jan Huntelaar gave the Netherlands a stunning fightback 2-1 win over Mexico in their World Cup finals last 16 game in Fortaleza on Sunday. Giovanni Dos Santos gave Mexico the lead in the 48th minute and...