A spokesman for Iraq's PM says the intelligence group will focus on "monitoring the movements of the terrorists...and degrading their capacity
Tehran accuses Saudis of 'crimes' and incompetence, vows to take legal action in international courts after more than 100 Iranians killed in stampede at annual pilgrimage
In an interview with CNN Sunday, Hassan Rouhani says Tehran will reciprocate and free three Americans if Washington takes the appropriate steps and set jailed Iranians free
Tensions over the conflict in Syria are expected to be high on the agenda Monday when President Barack Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin hold their first face-to-face talks in about a year
Atmosphere inside House chamber was electric, with nearly all 535 members of Congress present, along with 4 Supreme Court justices, several presidential candidates
When Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff steps down on Oct.1, many will debate his advice to president on how to handle Russia and Islamic State group
Dispute comes amid renewed tensions between two NATO allies over strategy against Islamic State militants
Rwanda dismisses accusations by Human Rights Watch that it is unlawfully locking up beggars, sex workers, homeless people to clean up image of its capital
Prominent scholar of Islam discusses radicalization among different generations of Muslims based in the West
Bloomberg poll shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with support of 33% of Democrats surveyed, with Biden at 25%
Like thousands of Iraqi Sunnis, many refused to join Sunni-dominated Islamic State extremists
Jeff Gillis is asking President Barack Obama to discuss detention of his wife, Sandy Phan-Gillis, with China's Xi Jinping this week
Domin Kari
