Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Thursday he was seeking U.S. help to counter a resurgent al-Qaeda in his country and blamed the revival of the extremist group on power vacuums in the region rather than divisive Iraqi policies. On his first visit to Washington...

The UN food aid agency said Friday that it feared a rise in malnutrition among children trapped in besieged communities in Syria where fighting has halted supply convoys. "The World Food Programme is concerned about the fate of many Syrians trapped in conflict areas and still in need of...

Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud was killed on Friday in a U.S. drone strike, security and intelligence sources said, in the latest blow to the Islamist militant group. The al-Qaeda-linked insurgent group confirmed the death of Mehsud, believed to be in his mid-30s....

    The Ministry of Labor has ruled out an extension of the amnesty period and warned illegal workers and Saudi employers that countrywide raids would start on Nov. 4. Hattab Al-Enezi, the ministry’s spokesman, rejected on Thursday reports carried by some...