U.S. defense authorities are interrogating the militant, and described the elite Delta Force-led capture as a vital development in fighting the Islamic State group.
The sale comes during a pivotal time for Turkey's war against the Kurdistan Workers' Party in northern Iraq.
The recent landslide win by moderates in Tehran may help President Hassan Rouhani open up Iran to the West and change strategy in war-torn Syria.
Documents seized by the U.S. during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden reveal a leader interested in technology and worried about spies.
US Special Forces have commenced operations against the terror group's final stronghold in Mosul, northern Iraq.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the military wants to accelerate the use of digital weapons as a way to interrupt the terrorist group’s online infrastructure.
Fighting has put the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline out of service, increasing the financial burden on the debt-ridden Kurdish Regional Government.
A raid on a Brussels apartment belonging to a man with alleged links to the Islamic State group turned up alarming video footage.
Two blasts rocked a market on Sunday in the northeast suburb of Sadr City, killing at least 70 and wounding more than 100.
While no group claimed responsibility for the attack, both the United States and Libyan government forces have launched airstrikes on jihadi targets in recent months.
The promise of a better financial future appeared to be among the most important factors determining the decisions of voters at the polls in Tehran.
Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Slovenia announced a daily arrival restriction of 580 refugees Friday, sparking protests.
The dispute between Greece and Austria widens as European leaders prepare to meet March 7 to discuss the refugee crisis with Turkey.
A plan to escalate the battle against the terror group emerged from an assessment by the top U.S. Special Operations commander for Africa.
The two companies paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime between 1996 and 2003, when Iraq was subject to a raft of international sanctions.
The protests come after Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr gave the Iraqi government a deadline for reforms and a Cabinet reshuffle.
Three soldiers were also killed when the forces seized the bastion of an affiliate of Jemaah Islamiah, a Southeast Asian network of Islamic militants.
Many questions over implementation and other strategies remain only two days before the U.S.-Russian engineered ceasefire takes effect in Syria.
The Thursday meeting to discuss the spiraling humanitarian crisis will also include representatives from non-EU members Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey.
The Democrat has reportedly tapped a National Security Network analyst to help craft his messaging and coordinate with other advisers.
The militants are thought to be the first members of the Islamic State group to have renounced it and joined the reconciliation process.
The seriousness with which officials are taking the threat reflected growing fears that hotbeds for extremism are gaining ground in the European nation.