Libyan pro-government forces are advancing into the last area controlled by Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, surrounding the militants after a five-month campaign backed by U.S. air strikes, military officials say. At least eight pro-government fighters were killed over the...

Turkish military said Monday that 537 terrorists have been “neutralized” in the country during anti-terror operations against the PKK since August 29. In a statement, the Turkish General Staff said 417 terrorists were captured dead, 61 wounded, and 18 captured live, while 41 surrendered...

Attitudes to women dominated Sunday night’s presidential debate with Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton condemning Republican rival Donald Trump over vulgar comments he made in footage released earlier in the week. Trump in turn focused on Clinton’s husband’s affairs and accused her of...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s office on Monday defended the arrests of senior judges as part of Nigeria’s campaign against corruption. At least four and as many as seven judges from the country’s highest courts were arrested over the weekend by the Department for State Security (DSS),...