Avaneesh Pandey

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi -- the self-proclaimed Caliph of the Islamic State group -- is believed to have several wives.

Jihadists believed to be loyal to ISIS had claimed on Sunday that the militant group had captured a "female Zionist soldier" from Kobani.

Many lawmakers have rejected provisions on transfer of detainees -- an essential step toward the closure of the Guantanamo Bay facility.

The U.N.'s World Food Program said it needs an additional $64 million in December alone to support 1.8 million Syrian refugees.

The Palestinian woman was shot after she stabbed an Israeli settler in the Gush Etzion area and is believed to be in a serious condition.

Do not mistake tolerance for weakness, Leung Chun-ying tells protesters.

Negotiations will begin amid record-breaking global temperatures observed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

During his three-day trip to Turkey, the pope made frequent references to the plight of ethnic and religious minorities in Syria and Iraq.

The Hayabusa2 space probe, aiming to return samples from an asteroid, is now scheduled to launch Monday.

Fresh overnight clashes near the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday have killed nearly 30 people, including over 20 ISIS militants.

Pope Francis, on the first day of his three-day trip to Turkey, met President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and several top religious leaders.

The country's foreign minister suggested providing "economic incentives" to Arab-Israelis willing to move to a future Palestinian state.

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, over 500 civilians have been killed in government airstrikes since Oct. 20.

At least 40 Indian nationals, most of whom are construction workers, have been missing in Iraq since June.

Negotiations over the Trade Facilitation Agreement had hit a dead end in July after disagreements emerged between India and the U.S.

The U.N. said that it is "particularly concerned" over the impact of the floods on Palestinians displaced during the recently-concluded war.

If confirmed, this will be the first time Iraqi forces would have entered the refinery since ISIS took control of the town of Baiji in June.

Jamie Horowitz, a former ESPN executive, was brought on board to help the "Today" show reclaim the top spot from ABC’s "Good Morning America."

Two men, reportedly armed with knives and axes, attacked worshippers at a synagogue on the western outskirts of Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Of the nearly 18,000 people killed in terror attacks in 2013, 82 percent of the deaths occurred in only five countries.

Several French news outlets claimed on Monday that one of the executioners is a French national named Abou Abdallah Al-Faransi.

Mark Carney's remarks come just days after major global banks were fined over $3 billion for attempting to rig foreign exchange markets.

The third-quarter contraction in Japan's economy is believed to have been mainly triggered by a 3 percent sales tax increase in April.

While the virus detected in the Netherlands was identified as H5N8, the strain of the virus in the U.K. has so far not been identified.

The incident is latest in a series of clashes between Ukrainian forces and pro-Moscow rebels in the strife-torn eastern Ukraine.

Kenya has seen a huge influx of refugees as conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia continue to displace hundreds of thousands of people.

Mads Gilbert has been an outspoken critic of Israel, describing its actions in Gaza as “state terrorism at the highest level.”

The search for a foreign submarine brought back memories of the Cold War, when Soviet ships routinely conducted operations in the region.

Obama’s meeting with Suu Kyi comes a day after he held talks with Myanmar’s President Thein Sein in the Burmese capital of Naypyidaw.