In a study of end-of-life care services across 80 countries, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, UK has been ranked as the best in the world.
A majority of French people say they support efforts to combat the Islamic State by sending French troops to fight them on the ground in Syria and Iraq.
The U.S. Army is expelling a Green Beret for actions he took after learning that a young boy in Afghanistan was raped and the police weren't going to do anything about it.
The United States launched its first manned airstrikes against Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq from Incirlik Airbase in Turkey while a ceasefire organized by Iran and Turkey took effect between rebels and Syrian government forces and their ally Hezbollah.
The Islamic State is continuing to make dramatic gains despite the fact that an international coalition of some of the world’s largest militaries has taken effort to halt the group’s growth.
The US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003 has created a fragile country in turmoil, charges the former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
Iraq's prime minister ordered the military and police to arrest any militia members who may have committed atrocities after liberating the city of Tikrit after multiple reports of looting and arson were made.
The United States has joined the effort to liberate the Iraqi city of Tikrit from the hands of the Islamic State, causing a number of militias to say they will no long participate in the offensive.
The Iraqi Army has entered the city of Tikrit for the first time in months as they try to dislodge the Islamic State from their defensive fortifications.
A Kurdish militia has announced that a British citizen who joined them in their battle against the Islamic State has perished, making him the first Brit to die in action against the terrorist Islamist group.
Iraqi and Syrian women suffer under the heavy control of ISIS.
A political stand off between the Kurdish Regional Government and the central Iraqi government in Baghdad is threatening to distract from the battle against the Islamic State as coalition forces continue their campaign of air assaults.
Islamic State suicide bombers were able to enter an Iraqi Army base where 300 US troops are stationed to train Iraqi soldiers.
The United States has stationed more Black Hawk helicopters in northern Iraq to make it easier to mount rescue missions should a coalition pilot crash during operations against the Islamic State.
The government of Japan has promised billions of dollars of support for countries that are currently dealing with the threat posed by the Islamic State.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
