The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued meddling by Tehran in Iraq, Syria and other parts of the region. John Rood, defense undersecretary for...

At least two civilians were killed and 10 injured in a car bomb attack in northern Syria on Thursday, Turkey's Ministry of National Defense said.  "The baby killer PKK/YPG continues to carry out bloody terrorist attacks just like Daesh/ISIS. "Two civilians were killed and...

A Japanese doctor who spent decades working in Afghanistan was killed Wednesday along with five Afghans in an attack in the east of the country, officials said. Tetsu Nakamura, 73, who headed Peace Japan Medical Services -- known as Peshawar Kai in Japanese -- was shot by gunmen while in a...

Left neglected and suffering, millions of Yemenis with disabilities are taking the brunt of the country's 5-year conflict, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. In a report marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the London-based rights group said 4.5 million people...