A group of militants stormed a university in volatile northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and wounding dozens as the army hunted for any gunmen still holed up on the campus, officials said. A security official said the death toll could rise to as high...

A media outlet associated with Islamic State on Tuesday released a eulogy for "Jihadi John", a member of the militant group who gained notoriety for his filmed execution of hostages, the monitoring organization SITE reported. The militant was identified as Mohammed Emwazi, a British citizen of...

Saudi Arabia said Tuesday no one should dictate to the Syrian opposition who represents them at peace talks, as a proposed Jan. 25 meeting looked set to be delayed by differences over who will attend, Reuters reported. The planned Geneva talks are part of a peace process endorsed by the U.N....

A Russian bomber had destroyed ISIS strongholds in the Syrian province of Deir al-Zor, Russian agencies quoted a defense ministry official as saying Tuesday. Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said the bomber's strikes had killed more than 60 of the extremist militants in comments...