GI KILLED FREEING PRISONERS OF ISIS IN IRAQ FIRST IN 4 YEARS

Iraqi officials said the raid involved American helicopters, Kurdish and American Special Operations forces, and airstrikes... READ MORE›

RICHMOND PARK BY-ELECTION: POLLS CLOSE AS ZAC GOLDSMITH LOOKS FOR VICTORY OVER LIB DEMS

Polls have closed in the Richmond Park by-election where former Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith faced a Lib Dem bid to unseat him... READ MORE›

The government's changes affected housing benefit, which is paid to less well-off tenants to help with rent... READ MORE›

CONSERVATIVES ON BRINK OF RECORD POLLING LEAD AS THERESA MAY TROUNCES LABOUR ON ALMOST EVERY MEASURE

The only age group where Labour still has a lead against the Government is among 18-24 year olds... READ MORE›

OBAMA WEIGHS MOVING U.S. TROOPS CLOSER TO FRONT LINES IN SYRIA, IRAQ

The Islamic State depends on the sale of oil and electricity inside Syria to pay for its military operations... READ MORE›

ANTI-SEMITISM BATTLE IN UK LABOUR PARTY

Masot took Robin to the annual Labour Party conference in Liverpool, where they attended a briefing by the Israeli embassy... READ MORE›

SYRIA AIR STRIKES CONDUCTED BY UK MILITARY PILOTS

On 30 August 2013 MPs rejected possible UK military action against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government to deter the use of chemical weapons... READ MORE›

CONSERVATIVES ON COURSE TO WIN 48PC OF GENERAL ELECTION VOTE, DOUBLE THAT OF LABOUR

YouGovs previous poll put the Tories further ahead of Labour than at any point in almost a decade... READ MORE›

CONSIDER SYRIA IS STRIKES, MPS URGED

MPs should consider allowing Britain to bomb Islamic State targets in Syria, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon is to say... READ MORE›

LEAKED LIST OF PEOPLE BANNED FROM VOTING IN LABOUR LEADERSHIP ELECTION

The choice of restrictions is said to be for the good of the party according to Tony Blair... READ MORE›

SADIQ KHAN ELECTED LONDON'S FIRST MUSLIM MAYOR

Zac Goldsmith Headlined On Thursday, are we really going to hand the world's greatest city to a Labour Party that thinks terrorists are its friends?... READ MORE›

LABOUR GOVERNMENT WOULD BAN FRACKING IN UK

The Labour party has strengthened its opposition to fracking, saying it would ban the controversial technique for extracting shale gas if it came to power... READ MORE›

THREE SPANISH JOURNALISTS MISSING IN SYRIA, FEARED KIDNAPPED BY ISLAMIC STATE

Antonio Pampliega, JosA C Manuel LA?pez and A?ngel Sastre were last heard from on 12 July in Aleppo, says Spanish Federation of Journalists... READ MORE›

LORD SEWEL FACES CALL TO QUIT PARLIAMENT OVER DRUGS CLAIM

Lord Sewel has been suspended by Labour and urged to resign from the House of Lords after he was filmed allegedly taking drugs with prostitutes... READ MORE›

EX-BRITISH PM TONY BLAIR APOLOGIZES FOR IRAQ WAR 'MISTAKES'

LONDON Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair has apologized for mistakes made in the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003... READ MORE›

THERESA MAY FACES 'CHAOS AND CONFUSION' CLAIMS AFTER SOCIAL CARE U-TURN

Prime minister spends day battling against accusations of indecision after change to policy outlined in manifesto... READ MORE›

FIRST AMERICAN SOLDIER KILLED IN IRAQ SINCE OFFICIAL END OF COMBAT IN 2011

Five Islamic State militants were captured, officials said, and at least 10 were killed... READ MORE›

ANGELA EAGLE'S LOCAL PARTY BACKS CORBYN

Angela Eagle's local Labour party has come out in support of Jeremy Corbyn, HuffPost UK can reveal... READ MORE›

PROMINENT BREXIT ADVOCATE LOSES ELECTION

Zac Goldsmith, Prominent Brexit Advocate, Loses Election in London... READ MORE›

US FORCES RESCUE IRAQI HOSTAGES FACING 'IMMINENT EXECUTION' BY ISIS

After more than a year of setbacks, Iraqi troops have in recent weeks begun to claw back losses in the centre of the country... READ MORE›

BRITAIN'S BLAIR SAYS 2003 IRAQ INVASION PLAYED ROLE IN ISLAMIC STATE RISE

Decision to disband Saddam Hussein's army after the invasion created a huge security vacuum exploited by al Qaeda, which was eventually replaced by Islamic State... READ MORE›

RAF FLIES HOME MORE BODIES OF UK DEAD

The bodies of nine more Britons killed in the Tunisian beach attack have arrived back in the UK... READ MORE›

FIRST U.S.-TRAINED SYRIA REBEL BELIEVED KILLED IN FIGHTING

Defending the U.S.-trained fighters could become a growing job for United States, which has been waging air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE DESTROYS 2,000-YEAR-OLD ARCH OF TRIUMPH IN PALMYRA

The Syrian presidency issued a rare condemnation of the destruction, describing it as Isil's revenge against a pluralistic history that threatens the extremist group's grand project... READ MORE›

LONDON VOTERS APPEAR READY TO WELCOME FIRST MUSLIM MAYOR

We know that Labour Party does relatively well in London amongst ethnic minorities... READ MORE›

GERMANY'S MERKEL SEES NEED TO COOPERATE WITH RUSSIA ON SYRIA

Syrian envoy Staffan de Mistura's plan to create a Syrian contact group... READ MORE›

ISIL THREATENS SLAUGHTER IN THE STREETS OF THE WEST

He said Mr Kassig was a selfless humanitarian worker who had gone to the region to help care for those fleeing the Syrian conflict... READ MORE›

U.S. WEIGHS SPECIAL FORCES IN SYRIA, HELICOPTERS IN IRAQ

Forces with Iraqi troops to support the Islamic State fight if it improved chances of defeating the militants... READ MORE›

JEREMY CORBYN COULD BE BARRED FROM ISRAEL AND WEST BANK UNDER NEW LAW AGAINST BOYCOTTS

Jeremy Corbyn loses cool with BBC presenter after refusing five times to say whether Labour could win snap election... READ MORE›

UK TO TAKE UP TO 20,000 SYRIAN REFUGEES OVER FIVE YEARS, DAVID CAMERON CONFIRMS

But Cameron insisted Britain would not be involved in any EU-wide refugee quota system or help with refugees already in Europe... READ MORE›