Nigeria has come under intense pressure by Washington to act after President Trump accused the West African nation of failing to protect Christians from Islamist militants operating in the northwest.

Iran, which is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States on Friday in Oman, has always warned its formidable ...

He not only toppled a dictatorship that had ruled Syria for half a century but also, upon assuming leadership of the country, convinced Western capitals to lift or suspend most of the sanctions ...

Witnesses at the Helsinki Commission hearing noted that Russia is taking steps to entrench its presence and expand its relationship with the Syrian government ...

A federal judge on Tuesday denied bail for Anthony Kazmierczak, who is accused of assaulting Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis on Jan. 27.

Qaddafi, 53, a politician and a son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, was killed after four men stormed his house, the lawyer said.

The U.S. has sent a small team of military officers to Nigeria, according to General Dagvin R.M. Anderson of U.S. Africa ...

The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) has expressed concern over the growing threat by extremist groups linked ...

Islamic State militants set off explosions and roamed freely among passenger planes during an attack at Niger’s main ...

“Our priority has always been stopping the war and protecting civilians, not negotiating away weapons,” senior Hamas official ...

U.S. Africa Command’s Gen. Dagvin Anderson did not say if the loss of military bases in nearby Niger has hampered security efforts in the region.

Syrian government forces entered the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli on Tuesday as part of a deal agreed last week to ...