The Shiite Houthi group on Tuesday rejected the appointment of Ahmed bin Mubarak as Yemen's new prime minister. "Bin Mubarak's appointment is a violation of the peace and partnership deal," Houthi leader Ali al-Bekheti told the pro-Houthi Yemen Agency. He, however, declined...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria has declared four chemical weapons facilities it hadn't mentioned before, a special representative of the U.N. secretary-general told the Security Council on Tuesday. The news heightened concerns that the Syrian government hasn't been fully open...

(Reuters) - Islamic State fighters advanced into the south west of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani overnight, a monitoring group said on Tuesday, taking several buildings to gain attacking positions from two sides of the city. Two Islamic State flags were still visible over...

Two weeks after US warplanes began bombing Islamic State (Isis) positions in Syria, the Pentagon leadership has yet to make critical decisions about building the proxy rebel force central to its plan for taking territory away from the jihadist army. US...