UAE To Resume Anti-ISIS Airstrikes 'In Solidarity With Jordan'
The United Arab Emirates had suspended sorties against the self-declared Islamic State over concerns that its pilots wouldn't be rescued if shot down.
Middle East
Libya Today: 2 Governments, Many Militias, Infinite Chaos
Libya's internationally recognized government is struggling to operate from the small eastern city of Bayda, far from Tripoli. The government's fate reflects the chaos that reigns in Libya today.
Despite Coalition Partners, U.S. Has Done Most Airstrikes Against ISIS
Jordan and the other Arab countries are still doing little, even though Jordan says it ramped up attacks. As of this week, the U.S. mounted 946 strikes in Syria, while Jordan, Bahrain, Saudi and UAE completed 79 total. The United Arab Emirates stopped flying in December, concerned the U.S. is not providing sufficient combat air rescue.
ISIS Claims Hostage American Woman Killed In Jordanian Airstrike
Kayla Mueller, the 26-year-old American hostage ISIS claims was killed in an airstrike in Syria, grew up in Arizona. She was taken hostage in 2013 while leaving a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Aleppo.
American Hostage's Parents Say They Hope She Is Alive
ISIS claims American hostage Kayla Mueller is dead. The U.S. government says that's unconfirmed. Still, her family is acknowledging for the first time that it is their daughter who's been held.
Jordan Rejects ISIS Claim That Strike Killed American Hostage
The group calling itself the Islamic State says a Jordanian airstrike killed an American hostage. U.S. officials say there's no evidence to support the claim, and Jordan calls it a "propaganda stunt."
Gauguin Painting Reportedly Fetches Record $300 Million
The oil-on-canvas entitled Nafea Faa Ipoipo (When Will You Marry?) was produced in 1892 during the first of two trips to Polynesia by the French Post-Impressionist.
Family Of U.S. Hostage Held By ISIS Hopeful She Is Alive
Kayla Jean Mueller's parents released a statement late Friday. Jordan called ISIS's claim "criminal propaganda;" U.S. officials say they can't confirm her death.
ISIS Claims U.S. Hostage Was Killed Friday In Jordanian Attack
We do not have confirmation of her fate, but her family says the American hostage is Kayla Mueller, an aid worker from Prescott, Ariz.
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Dissolve Parliament, Seize Power
A televised statement said the group was forming a presidential council that would run the country. It called the takeover "a new era that will take Yemen to safe shores."