BRUSSELS: NATO's is set to more than double the size of its Response Force in response to Russian actions in Ukraine and the challenge of Islamic extremism, the head of the military alliance announced Thursday. NATO secretary-general Jens...

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama ' s nominee for defense secretary on Wednesday vowed to cut through "red tape" slowing U.S. arms deliveries to Jordan, which plans to step up its fight against Islamic State after the killing of a captured Jordanian pilot. Ashton...

(Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels appeared to be in full control on Wednesday of one of the towns that has been a principal target of their advance, as they attempt to surround a nearby garrison of Ukrainian forces. The apparent fall of the town of Vuhlehirsk would be a setback...

(The Guardian)- Jordan’s King Abdullah has vowed a relentless war against Islamic State on their own territory, a day after Isis released a video showing a captured Jordanian pilot being burned alive . “We are waging this war to protect our faith, our values and human...