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US military to further increase presence in Iraq and Yemen to drive out Isis, al-Qaeda
General Joseph Votel said request for extra troops will be based on specific targets they plan to achieve.
Hamza Bin Laden: Who is the 'crown prince of terror' – son and heir to Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda?
The 20-year-old son of Osama Bin Laden has been groomed for jihad from a young age.
Legality of UK arms trade with Saudi Arabia under High Court review over fatal Yemen air strikes
The review, due before Feb 2017, will compel the government to give evidence on how it sold arms to its ally.
Yemen: 43 killed in bombings claimed by Isis
The attacks happened as the government and rebel forces were suspending their peace talks.
UAE foreign minister Anwar Gargash denies army withdrawal from Yemen
Gargash's latest comments contradict an earlier statement posted by the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince.
Yemen: UAE intervention with Saudi coalition against Houthi rebels 'practically over'
United Arab Emirates has been conducting air strikes over Yemen within a Saudi-led coalition since March 2015.
'Bullying' forced the UN to remove Saudi Arabia from children's rights blacklist
UN chief Ban Ki Moon says Riyadh threatened to cut funding to humanitarian programmes.
World has become more violent over past decade, states 2016 Global Peace Index
The economic impact of violence on the global economy in 2015 was at $13.6tn.
US stops supplying cluster bombs to Saudi Arabia over civilian harm fears
Hold on deliveries applies to CBU-105 cluster bombs manufactured by US company Textron Systems.
We need an immediate suspension of British military sales to Saudi Arabia
Explosive evidence should prompt investigation and overhaul of British policy towards Yemen.
Isis Executions: Daesh militant known as 'The Bulldozer' featured in new murder video
The overweight Daesh terrorist has appeared in many beheading videos.
Houthi rebels in Yemen carried out arbitrary arrests of opponents: Amnesty International
The people targeted included politicians, journalists and academics.
Al-Qaeda wants to execute Microsoft founder Bill Gates to 'damage US economy'
Yemen al-Qaeda arm made threats in Inspire magazine, mocking-up images of the Microsoft founder covered in blood.
Isis suicide bomber kills 25 police recruits in south Yemen city of Mukalla
Daesh's latest bomb victims were queuing to register as police recruits.
Iranian pilgrims to miss Hajj due to tense ties between Tehran and Saudi Arabia
Iran says it wanted assurances lives would not be put in danger following the disaster in 2015.
Record 40.8 million people internally displaced worldwide in 2015 due to conflicts study shows
Rise in internal displacements since 2003 has seen an average of 14,000 people fleeing their homes daily.
BAE defends trade deals with Saudi Arabia, says 'weapons encourage peace'
BAE chairman said its Saudi Arabia dealings were in accordance with the UK government's rules and regulations.
Yemen: Children face life-threatening illnesses due to rapid decline of immunisation
Unicef estimates that nearly 10,0000 kids under the age of five may have died in the past year from preventable diseases.
Drone strike 'Kill List' - and Britain's role in it - will only make the world more dangerous
Kill List generates roughly 40 to 60 new enemies for every terrorist operative killed by drones
Yemen: President Hadi sacks prime minister, appoints army general as vice-president ahead of peace talks
President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has named Obeid bin Daghr as PM and Ali Mohsen Al-Ahmar as vice-president.
Isis reportedly carried out crucifixion of Catholic priest Tom Uzhunnalil on Good Friday
Islamic state have reportedly crucified Father Uzhunnalil, according to the Archbishop of Vienna.
Last Jews of Yemen head to Israel as ancient homeland becomes unbearable for descendants of King Solomon's sailors
Israel secretly airlifted 19 Yemenite Jews out of the war-torn country for southern Israeli city of Beersheba.
US air strike on al-Qaeda camp in Yemen kills dozens
Former military base in the southwest of Yemen taken over by AQAP attacked.
Isis old-age home massacre: Nun survivor reveals chilling details of killings
Handwritten account of the massacre at a Catholic retirement home has emerged weeks after the killings.
Yemen: 19 Yemenite Jews airlifted to Israel by US State Department in covert escape operation
Some of the last remaining Jews in Yemen flown from Raydah and Sanaa to Israel as part of 'complex operation'.
Dutch MPs say no more weapons exports to Saudi Arabia over Yemen human rights violations
Saudi-led warplanes struck a market killing 41 civilians just hours after the bill was passed.
World Happiness Report 2016: Burundi tops the 13 unhappiest countries on Earth list
Burundi has been rated the world's least happy country to live in, along with nine other sub-Saharan African countries and Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen.
Yemen: People collect 'torn limbs in bags and blankets' after Saudi-led warplanes pound market
Air strikes kill at least 41 people and injure 75 others in marketplace in Haja .
Yemen: Two pilots killed as UAE fighter jet crashes into mountain during Houthi strikes
Saudi-led coalition officials say crash was due to a 'technical failure' in the jet.
Yemen: UAE fighter jet missing in Houthi strikes
UAE may have suffered first aircraft loss since joining bombing campaign.