Methane gas kills 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq operation1 day agoImogen JamesBBC NewsAnadolu via Getty ImagesTwelve Turkish soldiers have died after being exposed to methane gas while searching a cave...

Flight tracking website Flightradar24 currently shows no planes in the sky over a significant swathe of the Middle East (Image: Flightradar24 )A slew of airlines, including both premier and budget...

Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband1 day agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...

Scepticism and cautious hope as PKK takes historic step to disband12 hours agoOrla GuerinSenior international correspondentReutersAfter 40 years, with 40,000 people killed, and without securing a...

Life inside Iraq's 'Forbidden Zone' controlled by Turkey8 hours agoSimona FoltynBBC World ServiceReporting fromIraqi KurdistanPhil CallerNestled in the mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan sits the...