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Shia forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State

BAGHDAD: Thousands of Shia militiamen on Monday prepared to fight Islamic State insurgents who seized… Read More

Nadir Soofi had happy childhood in Pakistan but struggled in U.S.

ISLAMABAD: Nadir Soofi, a gunman shot dead after opening fire at a Texas exhibit of… Read More

Car bomb kills three outside U.S. consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital

ERBIL: A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside… Read More

U.S. Iran bill makes nuclear deal harder, but not impossible

WASHINGTON: A compromise allowing the U.S. Congress to vote on a nuclear deal with Tehran… Read More

Deal or not, many U.S. states will keep sanctions grip on Iran

WASHINGTON: As the United States and Iran come closer to a historic nuclear deal, many… Read More

U.S. expands intelligence sharing with Saudis in Yemen operation

WASHINGTON: The United States is expanding its intelligence-sharing with Saudi Arabia to provide more information… Read More

Oil dives 5 percent as worries about Iran talks trump Yemen

NEW YORK: Oil tumbled 5 percent on Friday, erasing the previous session's gains, as Yemen's… Read More

U.S. fears Islamic State is making serious inroads in Libya

WASHINGTON: The United States is increasingly concerned about the growing presence and influence of the… Read More

U.S. likely to delay planned closure of two Afghanistan bases

WASHINGTON: The U.S. military bases in Kandahar and Jalalabad are likely to remain open beyond the… Read More

Aspirin lowers colon cancer risk, but not for all

MIAMI: Taking aspirin or ibuprofen tends to reduce the risk of getting colon cancer for… Read More

Iran, U.S. meet for four hours before talks move to Brussels

LUSANNE: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif held four… Read More

U.S.-led jets strike Islamic State in northeast Syria: monitor

BEIRUT: U.S.-led jets have struck Islamic State positions in northeast Syria in an area where the militants… Read More

U.S. warns of possible attacks on Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia

DUBAI: Western oil workers in Saudi Arabia may be the target of militant attacks, the… Read More

Iran yet to receive $7.8 billion for oil sales

DUBAI: Iran has yet to receive $7.8 billion for crude oil sales made in recent… Read More

Khamenei slams Republican letter on Iran, hits at U.S. 'backstabbing'

DUBAI: Iran's Supreme Leader hit out on Thursday at a letter by U.S. Republican senators… Read More

Mentally ill British man near plea deal in U.S. terror case: lawyer

NEW YORK: A mentally ill Briton is near a plea deal to resolve U.S. terrorism charges… Read More

Haqqani ban still under consideration: Jalil Abbas Jilani

WASHINGTON: A formal announcement to declare the Haqqani militant network, as an outlawed entity still under… Read More

U.S. spy chief says 40 Americans who went to Syria have returned

WASHINGTON: About 180 Americans have traveled to Syria to join Islamist militants and around 40… Read More

Accused al Qaeda operative wrote in code about UK bomb plot -U.S.

NEW YORK: A Pakistani man used a code in which women's names substituted for bomb materials… Read More

U.S.-Israel ties fraying over Netanyahu speech, Iran talks

WASHINGTON: As relations between President Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu hit a new low over the Israeli prime… Read More