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Many treated for breathing problems south of Mosul ASIA

Many treated for breathing problems south of Mosul

Nearly 1,000 people have been treated for breathing problems linked to toxic gases from a sulphur plant which Islamic State militants are suspected to have set on fire near the city of Mosul, hospital sources said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraqi army tries to take main Christian town near Mosul ASIA

Iraqi army tries to take main Christian town near Mosul

The Iraqi army launched an operation on Saturday to take Qaraqosh, a Christian town near Mosul, the last major city stronghold of Islamic State in Iraq, the military said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesian police kill man wielding machetes, IS symbol INTERNATIONAL

Indonesian police kill man wielding machetes, IS symbol

Indonesian police shot dead a man carrying knives and suspected pipe bombs after he launched a daylight assault on officers near Jakarta Thursday, an official said, in an attack later claimed by the Islamic State group.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Syria accuses US plans safe passage for Mosul's IS militants ASIA

Syria accuses US plans safe passage for Mosul's IS militants

The Syrian army accused the US-led coalition of planning to allow safe passage into Syria for Islamic State militants fleeing the Iraqi city of Mosul, saying it would combat this with all forces at its disposal.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Refugee from Iraq pleads guilty in US to attempting to join IS INTERNATIONAL

Refugee from Iraq pleads guilty in US to attempting to join IS

An Iraqi-born man who entered the United States as a refugee pleaded guilty on Monday in Texas to attempting to volunteer to fight with Islamic State, federal prosecutors said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iraq launches Mosul raid to drive out Islamic State ASIA

Iraq launches Mosul raid to drive out Islamic State

Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, the militants' last major stronghold in the country.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Ahead of offensive army drops leaflets over Mosul ASIA

Ahead of offensive army drops leaflets over Mosul

The Iraqi army dropped tens of thousands of leaflets over Mosul before dawn on Sunday, warning residents an offensive to recapture the city from Islamic State was in its final stages of preparation, according to a military statement in Baghdad.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
3 Turkish police killed in suicide attack ASIA

3 Turkish police killed in suicide attack

Suspected Islamic State suicide bombers blew themselves up on Sunday during an anti-terror raid in the Turkish city of Gaziantep that left three police officers dead, officials and media reported.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Israel says arrests 3 for plotting IS-inspired attacks ASIA

Israel says arrests 3 for plotting IS-inspired attacks

Israeli security forces have arrested three Arab Israelis accused of planning attacks inspired by the Islamic State group, including an arson attack on concert-goers, authorities said Thursday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan blast kills 14 as militants target Shias INTERNATIONAL

Afghan blast kills 14 as militants target Shias

At least 14 Shias were killed on Wednesday in a powerful blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on the minority in as many days during the major festival of Ashura.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters ASIA

Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters

A booby-trapped drone launched by Islamic State militants killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and wounded two French soldiers earlier this month north of the IS-controlled city of Mosul, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shias INTERNATIONAL

Gunmen kill 14 in Kabul attack on Shias

Gunmen targeted Shia pilgrims in Kabul late on Tuesday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shia calendar, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016