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UN hosts aid-pledging conference for beleaguered Yemen

The United Nations secretary-general and high-ranking government officials from dozens of countries were meeting Tuesday in Geneva to drum up funds for war-torn Yemen, considered one of the world's greatest humanitarian crises. Antonio Guterres and top diplomats from Switzerland and Sweden...

Emirati in ISIS group gets 10-year prison sentence

An Emirati previously convicted of being a member of the extremist ISIS group has had his sentence increased from one year in prison to a 10-year sentence. The state-run WAM news agency reported Monday the Emirati, whom it only identified by initials K.A.M., was previously sentenced by the...

Militants ambush convoy with off-duty Iraq soldiers, kill 10

Militants in Iraq ambushed a convoy of off-duty soldiers near a town in the country's sprawling western desert, killing at least 10 and wounding 20, officials said on Monday. Iraqi Maj. Emad al-Dulaimi said the attack took place the night before near the town of Rutba. The militants were...