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An Iraqi pilot flying an F-16 has crashed in Arizona and his status is unknown
The Iraqi defense minister has confirmed that the pilot involved in the crash was an Iraqi national…
Reuters,Jeremy Bender
Another Dubai skyscraper has caught fire
On New Year's Eve, a blaze hit a landmark downtown hotel in Dubai; in February last year, fire brok…
Alex Lockie,Reuters
A former top advisor destroyed Obama's Iraq policy in one sentence
Odierno "wanted US engagement with Iraq to continue for years to come, but led by US civilians, not…
Michael B Kelley
Thousands fleeing ISIS violence in Ramadi are being let into Baghdad
According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 40,000 people have been displa…
Associated Press
China wants to ban fishing in disputed waters and Vietnam is angry
China's move came as the two neighbors seek to patch up ties since a bilateral row erupted in May l…
An Israeli paratrooper describes the moment Israel secured the Western Wall during the Six-Day War
"Zamosh!" Stempel said, with such emotion that I can hear the words still, though he spoke them alm…
Steven Pressfield, "The Lion'…
Children are crawling through barbed wire on Turkey's border to flee ISIS
Close to 10.000 Syrians have entered Turkey over the last two weeks as they tried to escape th…
Barbara Tasch
A South Africa judge orders that Sudan's president, who may be tried for genocide, can't leave the country
The judge ordered the South African government to ensure that officials at all border posts enforce…
Associated Press,Reuters
China tells US to 'speak and act with caution' in South China Sea island dispute
Visiting Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter expressed opposition to any moves by China to …
Sui-Lee Wee
Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen just captured a military base along one of the world's major oil lanes
"Closure of the Bab el-Mandeb could keep tankers from the Persian Gulf from reaching the Suez Canal…
Reuters,Armin Rosen
Putin just made more revealing comments about his opinions of NATO
He stressed that Russia has virtually no military bases abroad, and that they've been happy to disa…
Alex Lockie
Here's what happened when a CIA agent got caught with a polygraph by airport security in Southeast Asia
Walking up to the flimsy table, I put the heavy briefcase down. It caught the immediate attention o…
Alan B. Trabue, "A Life of Li…
Multiple people reportedly injured in blast near Istanbul subway
Photographs on social media showed what appeared to be dozens of people walking alongside overgroun…
Barbara Tasch,Reuters
US will deploy special force to boost fight against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
"These special operators will over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather intelligenc…
Pamela Engel,Reuters
At least 9 killed in US air strike on Afghan hospital
MSF said it had treated almost 400 patients in the 150-bed hospital since fighting broke out, most …
Hamid Shalizi and Andrew MacA…
Russia is seizing the initiative in Syria as the US scrambles for answers
U.S. Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said on Friday: "We do not think it is credible for Ass…
Arshad Mohammed, John Irish
Oregon college shooter had body armor, 3 pistols, rifle, and 5 extra magazines
He isn't believed to have a criminal history. Investigators believe he may have been a student ther…
Associated Press
US intelligence: A bomb planted by ISIS most likely brought down the crashed Russian plane
As a precautionary measure, it said, the government had decided that flights due to leave the resor…
Pamela Engel,Reuters
How 7 minutes changed the direction of the war in Vietnam
First Lieutenant Roger K. Bean was flying a Huey in the second wave of birds behind Crandall's. "Wh…
Harold G. Moore and Joseph L.…
Kurdish YPG says Turkey shot at its forces in northern Syria
The shooting comes days after Tal Abyad was declared an independent administration allied with the …