A policeman and an Al-Qaeda leader were both killed in clashes in Yemen’s southern Abyan province, according to a statement issued Monday by police in Aden, which currently serves as the country’s provisional capital. "Security forces raided the village of Lodar [in Abyan] where they...

Residents of Syria's battered city of Aleppo faced worsening food and medical shortages Monday as Syrian and Russian warplanes again pounded rebel-held areas in defiance of international concern. A fresh wave of intensive air strikes hit the city's opposition-controlled east from dawn on...

At least six people were killed -- including an army officer -- in separate acts of violence throughout Iraqi capital Baghdad on Sunday, a security source told Anadolu Agency. An unidentified sniper opened fire on soldiers manning a security checkpoint in the city’s southern Al-Dora area,...

Dozens of air strikes hit the northern Syrian city of Aleppo overnight, a monitor and defense worker said, continuing a fierce air campaign by Syrian government and allied forces since a ceasefire broke down almost a week ago. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said dozens of air...