October 18, 2016 UNESCO expected to adopt controversial Jerusalem resolution UNESCO's executive board is meeting for a vote on a resolution that minimizes Jewish ties to holy sites in Jerusalem.
October 18, 2016 Kurds pause in Mosul offensive, say Iraqi army will advance Iraq's Kurdish forces say they are pausing in their advance on Mosul after capturing a handful of villages to the east from the Islamic State group as the Iraqi army presses ahead with the next stage of the operation to retake the IS-held city.
October 18, 2016 Mosul Today: Iraqi army advances as Turkey tensions rise The pace of operations slowed on Tuesday as Iraqi forces began pushing toward larger villages and encountering civilian populations on the second day of a massive operation to retake the northern Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State group.
October 18, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi special forces delay their push on Mosul The Latest on the Iraqi offensive to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 11:30 a.m.
October 18, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi, Kurdish forces move east, south of Mosul The Latest on the Iraqi operation to retake the northern city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 8:20 a.m.
October 17, 2016 Iraqi forces poised to launch operation to retake Mosul Iraqi forces appear poised to launch their most complex anti-IS operation to date: retaking the country's second-largest city of Mosul.
October 17, 2016 Indonesia prosecutors seek 8 years' jail for Uighur militant Prosecutors in Indonesia are seeking an eight-year prison term for a Chinese Uighur accused of involvement in plots to attack government officials and minority Shiite Muslims.
October 17, 2016 Pope canonizes Argentina's 'gaucho priest' and 6 others Pope Francis has canonized Argentina's "gaucho priest," the poncho-wearing, mate-sipping pastor who rode his mule Malacara to the far-flung Argentine peripheries to minister to the poor.
October 16, 2016 Saudi-led coalition blames Yemeni party for funeral bombing An investigation team with the Saudi-led coalition says wrong information led to the lethal bombing of a packed funeral in the Yemeni capital Sanaa last weekend, which killed around 140 people and wounded more than 600.
