LIBYA

The Roman Catholic Church leader counseled the world in his Christmas message Friday to stand together against extremists who he described as causing immense suffering in many countries.

Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.

France is seeking to form a coalition with European allies to mitigate the rising threat of ISIS in Libya, a French newspaper reported.

Donald Trump calls out Hillary Clinton for saying his remarks help ISIS recruit followers, while Bernie Sanders says Trump is a liar who offers "easy" solutions.

Jeb Bush was the most active on Twitter, criticizing Hillary Clinton for her policies on fighting ISIS.

The Vermont senator heaped praise upon the king of Jordan, not for the first time, during Saturday's Democratic debate.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to conduct his end of the year press conference Friday after a busy year.

Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.

Some Republicans saw the removal of Iraq's Saddam Hussein as a necessary step, while others said the U.S. should have focused on its own problems.

The U.S. secretary of state met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Tuesday, to narrow divisions over Syria, Ukraine and the fight against ISIS.

The 34-nation group is said to include Arab countries such as Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and Islamic nations Turkey, Malaysia and Pakistan.

As the Islamic State group pushes deeper into the North African country, officials are increasingly concerned about its plans for Libyan oil.

The U.N. has been negotiating for a year to get Libya's two rival governments and other parties to end their war and focus on curbing the influence of the Islamic State group.

News outlets criticized presidential candidate Donald Trump after he said he wants to ban all Muslims from entering the U.S.

A number of famous Brits spoke out against U.K. bombing in Syria, which was approved Wednesday.

Libraries have two weeks to turn the works penned by the Islamist group over to the government.

The Islamic State militant group has about 2,000 fighters in Libya, up from just 200 in February, the U.S. Africa Command said.

With Monday's disclosures, the department has met a court's goal of producing 66 percent of Clinton's emails by Nov. 30. 

A new draft law seeks to impose impose stiffer fines and sentences on smugglers bringing migrants across the Mediterranean illegally.

Tunisia has been hailed by many as the Arab Spring’s success story but the country remains a target of terrorist attacks.

The major coastal road connects the capital, Tripoli, with the western city of Misrata.