Syrian opposition officials say the Islamic State has reached a truce with its erstwhile partners in al-Qaida. The accord apparently took place at a meeting in northern Syria last week that involved members of the Islamic State, al-Qaida’s Syrian affiliate Jabhat al-Nusra, and members of the KhorasanGroup, a group of al-Qaida veterans from Pakistan and Afghanistan who have embedded with Nusra. According to The Associated Press, these opposition officials say the jihadi groups “agreed to work to...
The ninth round of talks between Iran and the so-called P5+1 group of world powers ended on Tuesday without a breakthrough to seal a deal over Iran's nuclear programme ahead of a 24 November deadline. "It would be wrong to speak about any kind of major progress" at the Oman talks, but...
A Mediterranean diet may be a better way of tackling obesity than calorie counting, leading doctors have said. Writing in the Postgraduate Medical Journal (PMJ), the doctors said a Mediterranean diet quickly reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes. And they said it may be better than low-fat...
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Article by WN.com Correspondent DallasDarling In order for President Barack Obama and HouseMajority Speaker John Boehner not too close to those who come across the bridge that carried their own fathers and mothers over, which is what real immigration reform is about, they will have to renew and...
The Islamic State group has released a graphic video in which a black-clad militant claimed to have beheaded US aid worker Peter Kassig, who was captured last year. The militant was standing over a body, but it was not immediately possible to confirm that it was Mr Kassig, 26, who was pictured in...
Ukraine's president has ordered the withdrawal of all state services, including funding for hospitals and schools, from rebel-held areas. Petro Poroshenko issued a decree that also asks parliament to revoke a law granting self-rule to the Donetsk and Luhansk...
BAGHDAD: The United States' top military officer told American troops on a surprise visit to Baghdad on Saturday that the momentum in the battle with IS was "starting to turn", but predicted a drawn-out campaign lasting several years. GeneralMartin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,...
