All Latest News Wires
Why the FAA banned US airline flights over SyriaRebel groups in Syria have several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles and have shot down Syrian military aircraft. The FAA issued a ban Monday on US commercial airlines flying over Syrian airspace.
Gaza requires 'unprecedented' reconstruction, says UNA UN official said approximately 16,800 homes and over 100 UN refugee installations in Gaza were destroyed or severely damaged during the war with Israel.
Palestinians, Israelis agree on extending Gaza cease-fire, continue talksEgypt announced a 24-hour extension in talks between Israel and the Hamas militant group, just minutes before a temporary truce was set to expire at midnight, averting a resumption of the fighting that has caused devastating damage across Gaza and disrupted life throughout southern Israel.
Ukraine says refugees in east have been killed by rebelsAn Ukrainian official said the citizens were hit by rebel shelling while in a convoy trying to get away from the fighting.
David Cameron: UK mission no longer strictly humanitarian, no boots on the groundPrime Minister David Cameron said the British government has 'fully worked through' its strategy and stressed troops would not get involved in another war.
Kurdish forces retake Mosul dam from ISISAccording to reports, ISIS fighters have retreated but left behind a deadly warren of improvised explosives and booby-traps.
- Palestinian divisions exposed by peace talks
Hamas and Fatah are split as the cease-fire nears its end, with Hamas demanding more concessions and President Mahmoud Abbas' representatives more willing to accept an Egyptian compromise plan.
Ukraine army captures part of rebel-held LuhanskThe army says that it has captured a police station deep inside the rebel-controlled city, but has also been taking losses -- including a plane shot down by pro-Russian forces. Other evidence points to new military support for the rebels, with a column of armored vehicles seen moving near the Russian border.
- Ebola fears rise in Liberia after hospital looted
Residents angry that patients were being kept in their neighborhood raided a hospital, but during the raid they carried away potentially infected items.
Russia sending 30 tanks and 1,200 fighters, says Ukraine rebel leaderRussia is sending some 150 armored vehicles, including 30 tanks, and 1,200 fighters trained in Russia, said a Ukraine rebel leader in a video released Saturday. Ukrainian forces have made recent gains against pro-Russian rebels.
Pope makes silent anti-abortion statement in South KoreaDuring a visit to South Korea, Pope Francis stopped on Saturday to pray at a monument for aborted babies.
Germany taps John Kerry phone call, says Der SpiegelGerman intelligence listened to at least one John Kerry phone call during Middle East peace talks, says German media. When Hillary Clinton was Secretary of State, Germany also listened to at least one of her calls.
Airstrikes in Iraq: Push to retake Mosul dam from Islamic State?The area around the Mosul dam was hit with airstrikes Saturday, say residents. Another Yazidi massacre occurred on Friday, according to survivors.
Ukraine claims Russian column destroyed, Russia denies reportsThroughout the eastern crisis that erupted in April, there have been consistent allegations that Russia is fomenting or directing the rebellion.
Al Qaeda urges captive American to press US on release, complains of US 'inaction'Warren Weinstein was abducted in August 2011, four days before his seven-year stint as a business development expert with international aid agency USAID was to end. He turned 73 in July.
Ebola may leave one million in need of food aid in three West African countriesThe worst-ever outbreak of Ebola that has killed more than 1,000 in West Africa, is increasingly impacting the food supply in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia. The UN World Food Program is preparing a regional emergency operation to bring food by convoy to the needy.
China Catholics cheer Pope Francis' visit to neighboring South KoreaChinese Catholics on Friday cheered the pope's visit to South Korea, saying they hoped his trip to their region would help end the estrangement between Beijing and the Vatican.
British pilot safely lands aircraft after artificial arm detachesA commercial pilot's artificial arm became detached while he was landing an aircraft with 47 passengers on board. But the pilot reached over with his other arm to take the control yoke and landed.
Maliki to step down as Iraqi prime minister, state TV saysPrime Minister Nouri al-Maliki will walk away from his post so his successor, Haider al-Abadi, can begin work on forming a new government.
Britain deploys SAS to Iraq, France sending weapons to KurdsParis and London have agreed to coordinate their actions on both humanitarian aid and arms, the office of President Francois Hollande said.
