ABOARD A US MILITARY AIRCRAFT (AP) — Gen. Martin Dempsey says that once he determines that the Islamic State militants in Iraq have become a direct threat to the U.S. homeland, he will recommend the U.S. military move directly against the group in Syria. But the chairman of the...

(Reuters) - Israel launched more air strikes on Gaza on Sunday after taking its military campaign to a new level by flattening a 13-storey apartment tower following a warning to residents to evacuate. Palestinian militants kept up their cross-border rocket fire in what has...

Reporting by Abdullah Al Ghadawi (Zaman Alwasl)- At least 14 members of the Islamic State (IS) have been killed and 150 more wounded in the ongoing clashes with the Syrian regime army on Saturday near al-Tabqa military airport in Raqqa province east Syria, a monitoring group said....

(Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an urgent resumption of peace talks on Saturday as violence continued unabated in the Gaza Strip with Israel carrying out air strikes and militants firing rockets. Gaza health officials said five people, including...