Imprisoned American missionary Kenneth Bae has reportedly been transferred from a hospital to a North Korean labor camp, despite concerns for his failing health.

An emergency evacuation mission for refugees in northern Iraq is "far less likely" after U.S. troops evaluated the area on Wednesday, the Pentagon reported.

U.S. troops landed on a mountain in northern Iraq on Wednesday to possibly oversee the evacuation of thousands of religious minorities who are currently seeking refuge on the mountaintop after they were displaced by the Islamic State.

Israel authorities announced Wednesday that they are investigating a possible breech of their three-day truce with Hamas after rocket sirens deployed in the country\'s south, indicating that rockets may have been fired from the Gaza Strip.

Saeed Abedini, the American pastor currently imprisoned in Iran, is reportedly receiving death threats from fellow prisoners who are members of the Islamic State jihadist group.

A second top doctor working to fight Ebola in Sierra Leone has died of the deadly virus, country authorities announced Wednesday.

A Spanish priest working in Liberia has died of Ebola, a Madrid hospital confirmed Tuesday.

An Iraqi aid helicopter traveling to northern Iraq to help religious minorities stranded on Mount Sinjar reportedly crashed en route, killing the pilot and injuring passengers, some of whom were members of the Yazidi sect being evacuated from their homes, now controlled by the Islamic State.

A historically "significant" and large tomb has been discovered outside of Greece's northeast Macedonian region, government officials announced Tuesday.

Militant members of the Islamic State are reportedly changing tactics in Iraq, making it difficult for U.S. airstrikes to hit artillery convoys and members of the jihadist group.

Officials with the Obama administration told media outlets Tuesday that the president may announce a plan later in the day to send extra military troops to Iraq to help with the growing Islamic State crisis.