In letter to CENTCOM commander, 12 Democrats raise questions about possible US role in Israel's 'mass evacuation zones'.
Several sources tell Reuters and AFP the al-Qaeda-affiliated assailants hit two villages in Mopti region on Wednesday.
Palestinian detainees and rights groups share disturbing accounts of rape, sexual violence and physical abuse.
The United States and its partners have burned through an enormous amount of air defense missiles in the Iran war, and production is slow.
Villagers in Kenya are suing British Petroleum, saying oil exploration by Amoco in the 1980s left toxic pollution.
A Palestinian boy mourns his father, one of three people killed in an Israeli strike on a security post in Gaza.
Latest sanctions target military-controlled conglomerate, come as effective US fuel blockade continues.
The plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and give the two countries 30 days to hammer out a comprehensive deal, according to three Iranian officials.
Three ships were hijacked near the Gulf of Aden, raising alarms over key sea routes. Is piracy returning to Somalia?
Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait.