(Reuters) - France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier is ready to be used to support military operations against Islamic State in Iraq , French President Francois Hollande told military personnel aboard the vessel on Wednesday. "Thanks to the Charles de Gaulle we will have...

UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres said Wednesday that his agency needed $2.9 billion this year to support Syrian refugees and their host communities in Jordan. The announcement came during a press conference held by Guterres in Amman, during which...

(Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack on French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, saying it was ordered by the Islamist militant group's leadership for insulting the Prophet Mohammad, according to a video posted on YouTube. Gunmen killed a...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Falling oil revenues and intensifying fighting across  Libya  mean the humanitarian situation is worsening and basic public services may collapse, aid agencies said. Three years after the overthrow and killing of Muammar Gaddafi, two...