(The Daily Star)- The line of cars flying white flags kept on coming Tuesday as Iraqi forces began to evacuate residents of the last villages near ISIS bastion of Mosul. And it was not just people. Some vehicles had animals perched on piles of blankets amid foam mattresses and plastic...

ON BOARD THE SIEM PILOT: Horrific scenes unfolded in the Mediterranean off Libya Saturday as a full-to-capacity rescue ship was forced to sail away from desperate migrants trying to swim towards the rescuers. During a dramatic 24 hours, the crew of the Norwegian Siem Pilot and another aid...

They burst into the house in the early hours of the morning and pointed a gun at Abu Mohammed's head: "We are the Islamic State -- give us your car!" To protect his children and grandchildren, the 69-year-old Iraqi agreed to hand over the keys. A retired police officer with thin grey...

At least 60 were killed when a packed passenger train derailed between Cameroon's two main cities, a hospital source in the capital Yaounde said Saturday, giving a new toll the day after the accident. Almost 600 people were injured when the train, travelling from Yaounde to the economic hub...