American boots are not the only ones in Iraq who flew to the Middle East to train anti-Islamic State forces, CNN reported on Wednesday.

The World Health Organization has appealed to Ebola survivors to be more cautious during sexual contact after one survivor found traces of the virus in his semen even after the recommended period of abstinence.

The United Nations has asked Kenya\'s government to reconsider closing a large Somali refugee camp in the wake of the recent Garissa State University massacre that left 148 people dead.

Rescue teams are presuming that 400 people are dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya on Monday.

At least 2,000 women and girls in Nigeria have been abducted by Boko Haram since 2014 started, with many forced to be sexual slaves or combatants, Amnesty International reported on the first anniversary of the kidnapping of over 270 schoolgirls.

On the one year anniversary of their kidnapping, activists in Nigeria continue to call for the safe return of hundreds of schoolgirls taken by Boko Haram, while the country's president recently said that he does not know if the girls will ever be rescued.

The Islamic State claimed it has now under its control part of Iraq's largest oil refinery on Sunday, posting images online to back its assertion, CNN reported.

The Islamic State recently released a propaganda video vowing to attack the United States with another terrorist attack that mirrors the catastrophic September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City.

Pope Francis got the ire of Turkey after he used the word "genocide" in reference to the massacre of about 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago.

Gunmen killed two people at the Korean Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, Sunday.

Russia this week lifted a ban on supplying advanced S-300 missile systems to Iran after the Middle Eastern country lifted an interim deal with world powers regarding its nuclear production program.