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Suicide bombers in deadly twin raids in northern Iraq

Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul. There was no immediate claim for the attacks but nearly all such raids...

Violations reported on first day of 72-hour Yemen truce

Three Yemeni army personnel and scores of Shia Houthi militiamen and their allies were killed in Thursday clashes in Yemen’s Al-Jawf province on the first day of a UN-backed 72-hour ceasefire, according to pro-government sources. "The Houthis violated the terms of the truce, attacking...

Refugees facing 'appalling conditions' in Greece

(The Daily Star)- The international aid group Doctors Without Borders says refugees at camps in Greece are still living in mostly "appalling conditions" with poor access to health care and a lack of provisions to identify the most vulnerable. In the report issued Thursday, the agency...