Four suspected Islamist fighters blew themselves up at a hideout in Bangladesh, ending a 24-hour standoff, police said Friday. Police raided the house in the northern town of Shibganj late Wednesday on a tip-off that extremists were hiding out there, triggering a tense standoff that ended...

The Afghan Taliban launched their "spring offensive" Friday, heralding fresh fighting in the drawn-out conflict as embattled security forces struggle to recover from a devastating attack on a military base one week ago. Operation Mansouri -- named after the group's former leader, who was...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces pressed new advances aginst Islamic State inside Tabqa city; taking blocks in the western neighborhoods, local activist said Friday. Muhan Nasser told Zaman al-Wasl the Kurdish-led forces made gains in Wadi Mahouk and al-Qariya...

( The Guardian )- Boris Johnson has signalled the UK could join any US military action against Syria without parliamentary approval, prompting an outcry from politicians from across the spectrum. Johnson said he and the prime minister agreed that in the event of another chemical attack by...