Human rights monitors sounded the alarm over a recent spike in assassinations targeting civil rights activists in Iraq's south Thursday, ahead of a much anticipated meeting between the prime minister and the US president as part of ongoing strategic talks. Mustafa al-Kadhimi departed for an...

Several rockets struck the Afghan capital Tuesday as the country marked the 101st anniversary of its independence, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties after the rockets were fired from two vehicles in Kabul, interior ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said. The...

Israeli warplanes pounded Hamas-ruled Gaza early Tuesday in response to Palestinian fire balloon attacks across the border, the Israeli army said. The strikes came as visiting Egyptian security officials strove to defuse the latest uptick in violence, a Hamas source said. "Fighter jets...

Egyptian mediators entered Gaza on Monday seeking to calm tensions after a week of clashes in which Israel has launched military strikes in response to airborne incendiary devices that have ignited wildfires. Israel has targeted positions of Hamas, the Islamist group that runs the...