Recent fighting has centred on the towns of Cizre and Silopi near the Syrian and Iraqi borders

The recapture is a welcome piece of good news for government forces

Baghdad last month restricted poultry imports from France, where an outbreak of avian flu has been reported

Hila Sedighi's arrest was latest in series of arrests of artists, newsmen and US citizens over "Western infiltration"

Dispute underscores ongoing tensions between US and Iran despite last year's agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program

Ohio Governor John Kasich, said the crowd's response at Trump's rally in Rock Hill, South Carolina was inappropriate

Egypt's last parliament was elected in 2011-12 in its first free election

Britain and United States have expressed concern about disappearances

Abe has made clear he wants to revise the US-drafted, pacifist constitution

The suspect confessed to the attack saying he pledged allegiance to Islamic State