Libyan officials have opened the doors of a detention center for illegal migrants in Tripoli, but frightened Somalis and other sub-Saharan Africans told Reuters they had decided to stay for fear of getting caught up in fighting engulfing the capital. “We don’t want to leave...we have no...

A car rigged with explosives blew up in the Syrian capital Wednesday killing one person, state media said, blaming unidentified "terrorists" for the latest blast in Damascus. "One civilian was killed and five others injured in an explosion in the area of Nahr Aisha in Damascus," state news...

They came from around the world, four women drawn to the Islamic State group's "caliphate." They said it was out of misguided religious faith or naivety or youthful rebellion, but whatever the reason, they tied their lives to a group that became notorious for its atrocities. Now after the...

Five people have been killed and dozens wounded in Yemen's third city of Taez, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday after clashes erupted between various pro-government factions. "Heavy fighting has once again resumed inside Taez," a city just inland from the Red Sea port of Mokha,...