Evidence Turkey supporting Azerbaijan - Armenian PM Armenia's leader has claimed to have evidence that Azerbaijani forces currently battling Yerevan's troops in the Nagorny Karabakh region are being militarily supported by Turkey. World • 02 Oct 20
Death toll grows as Karabakh fighting enters second day Fierce fighting raged between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces today, sparking bellicose rhetoric from regional power Turkey despite international pleas for a halt in fighting between ... World • 28 Sep 20
Red Cross in appeal over team abducted in Syria in 2013 The International Committee of the Red Cross has appealed for news of three staff members abducted in Syria in 2013 - a New Zealand nurse ... World • 15 Apr 19
Shelling reported during Syrian 'humanitarian pause' Fighting and shelling continued in eastern Ghouta, preventing any aid from reaching the besieged Syrian enclave during a five-hour pause "unilaterally" declared by Russia, the ... World • 27 Feb 18
Third attack on Afghan military base kills 43 At least 43 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban suicide attack on a military base in southern Afghanistan. World • 19 Oct 17
One person every second displaced by conflict, disaster More than 31 million people, or one person every second, were uprooted in their home country in 2016 because of conflicts and disasters. World • 22 May 17
Iraqi forces making gains in west Mosul Iraqi security forces have retaken more than a third of west Mosul from the so-called Islamic State militant group since launching an assault on the ... News • 12 Mar 17
N Korea urged to suspend nuclear and missile activity China has called for North Korea to suspend its nuclear and missile activities, and for the US and South Korea to halt military exercises to ... News • 08 Mar 17
Report: Mental health crisis plaguing Syria's children Six years of violence and bloodshed have spawned a mental health crisis among Syria's children whose impact will be felt for decades, according to the ... News • 07 Mar 17
US-backed Iraqi forces launch fresh push toward Mosul US-backed Iraqi forces have launched a new push toward the old city of Mosul held by so-called Islamic State, an Iraqi military spokesman said. News • 05 Mar 17
Al-Qaeda confirms senior leader killed in drone strike The Al-Qaeda group has confirmed that a US-led coalition drone strike had killed senior leader Abu al-Khayr al-Masri in Syria. World • 02 Mar 17
Iraqi forces in bid to secure key Mosul bridge US-backed Iraqi forces pushed deeper into western Mosul today, aiming to capture a bridge across the Tigris which would link the city's government-held eastern bank ... News • 26 Feb 17
Bombings, air strikes in Syria rattle peace talks Syrian government and opposition delegates warned of the impact on negotiations at peace talks in Geneva after a day of violence in Syria that included ... News • 25 Feb 17
Iraqi troops reportedly reclaim Mosul airport US-backed Iraqi security forces have captured Mosul airport, state television said, in a major gain in operations to drive the so-called Islamic State group from ... News • 23 Feb 17
Negotiators come face-to-face at Syria talks Opposing sides in the Syrian war have come face-to-face in UN peace talks for the first time in three years, to hear mediator Staffan de ... News • 23 Feb 17
IS bomber said to be Briton freed from Guantanamo A British man believed to have carried out a suicide bombing in Iraq for the so-called Islamic State was a former Guantanamo Bay detainee paid ... News • 22 Feb 17
Parts of South Sudan experiencing famine Parts of war-ravaged South Sudan have been hit by famine, according to a government official, with nearly half the country's population lacking reliable access to ... News • 20 Feb 17
Over 70 dead in IS bomb attack on Pakistan shrine The Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Pakistan which has left at least 72 dead. News • 16 Feb 17
UN Council condemns North Korean missile launch The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch and threatened to "take further significant measures" against it. News • 13 Feb 17
Troubles deaths should be probed 'chronologically' Killings that occurred during the Troubles should be investigated chronologically, the Northern Ireland Secretary has said. News • 12 Feb 17
Red Cross suspends Afghan work as six workers die The International Committee of the Red Cross has suspended operations in Afghanistan after gunmen killed six employees helping deliver emergency relief to a remote northern ... News • 08 Feb 17
Syria rejects claims of mass hangings Syria's justice ministry has dismissed as "completely false" an Amnesty International report alleging up to 13,000 people were hanged over five years in a Syrian ... World • 08 Feb 17
'Defending' Syria more important than UN tribunal As many as 13,000 people were hanged in five years at a notorious Syrian government prison near Damascus, Amnesty International has said. News • 07 Feb 17
Russia blamed for fresh fighting in Ukraine Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Russia was to blame for the latest flare-up in hostilities near the industrial town of Avdiyivka in eastern Ukraine which ... News • 03 Feb 17
Suspected US commando raid in Yemen kills 30 US Commandoes have launched a raid in southern Yemen at dawn today that killed 14 al Qaeda militants and 16 civilians. News • 29 Jan 17
