Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had learned of "concrete threats" of terror attacks against Jewish or Israeli…
UPDATE: Around 6,800 migrants rescued, baby girl born on Italian navy ship
Egypt
May 3, 2015
UPDATE: Around 6,800 migrants rescued, baby girl born on Italian navy ship
Around 6,800 migrants were rescued from overcrowded boats crossing to Europe over the weekend, including a mother who gave birth…
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
Middle East
May 3, 2015
HRW: Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air campaign against Yemeni rebels, Human Rights Watch said…
Tensions brew in Jordan over Muslim Brotherhood rift
Middle East
May 2, 2015
Tensions brew in Jordan over Muslim Brotherhood rift
Jordan's authorization of a breakaway wing of the Muslim Brotherhood has sent tensions soaring between the decades-old organization and the…
Finance minister: No new ‘loan’ needed if Greek debt restructured
World
May 2, 2015
Finance minister: No new ‘loan’ needed if Greek debt restructured
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Saturday that Greece could manage without a new "loan" if its debt was…
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
Middle East
May 2, 2015
Monitor: 52 civilians dead in coalition strikes in Syria
US-led air strikes targeting the Islamic State group killed at least 52 civilians in a village in northern Syria, a…
May Day rallies in Asia as South Koreans clash with police
World
May 1, 2015
May Day rallies in Asia as South Koreans clash with police
South Korean workers clashed with riot police at a May Day rally in Seoul on Friday, vowing to wage an…
Mass grave of ‘boatpeople’ found in southern Thailand
World
May 1, 2015
Mass grave of ‘boatpeople’ found in southern Thailand
Authorities in Thailand uncovered a mass grave in an abandoned jungle camp Friday believed to contain the remains of migrants…
Egyptian president’s Spain trip angers human rights groups
Egypt
April 30, 2015
Egyptian president’s Spain trip angers human rights groups
Rights groups slammed an official visit to Spain on Thursday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, saying he should be…
EU threatens France with court action over air pollution
Environment
April 30, 2015
EU threatens France with court action over air pollution
France has just two months to act over dangerously high levels of air pollution or face being hauled in front…