Ofificials in Great Britain announced Wednesday that the plane recently downed while flying over Russia was \"probably\" attacked by the Islamic State.

Thousands of Iranians reportedly gathered in Tehran on Wednesday to burn U.S. flags and effigies in celebration of the closing of the U.S. Embassy in 1979.

Over one dozen people reportedly died this week after a Russian cargo plane crashed in South Sudan near the capital.

U.S. President Barack Obama said this week that his plan to deploy less than 50 military personnel to serve as advisors in northern Syria is keeping in line with his administration\'s plan for the Middle East.

The al-Qaeda terrorist group has called for sympathizers to carry out lone-wolf attacks against western countries, including the United States.

The al-Qaeda terror group has taken responsibility for two recent knife killings that targeted secularist publishers in Bangladesh.

The Obama administration announced Friday that it would be sending under 50 American military advisors to Syria to aid opposition forces in combatting the Islamic State.

Seventeen refugee children drowned this week after their boat capsized off of the coast of Greece due to choppy seas.

In response to its aging population, China announced this week that it will be relaxing its strict one child policy, allowing for two children for each family but still calling on an abortion for a third child.

Turkish police confirmed this week that they had discovered a 1,000-year-old Bible complete with images of Jesus during a smuggler arrest.

Chinese officials continue to speak out against U.S. military ships in the South China Sea this week, with a Defense Ministry spokesperson saying \"all necessary\" actions will be taken to protect the Asian country.