Nigeria needs regional force to defeat Boko Haram
World
January 28, 2015
Nigeria needs regional force to defeat Boko Haram
Nigeria must accept it cannot defeat Boko Haram fighters alone and work with regional armies in a new multinational force,…
Greek stocks slide 6 percent as new government meets
World
January 28, 2015
Greek stocks slide 6 percent as new government meets
The Greek stock market slid 6.4 percent on Wednesday after the new anti-austerity government of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras met…
Update: UN Peacekeeper killed in Israeli attack on Hezbollah
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Update: UN Peacekeeper killed in Israeli attack on Hezbollah
A UN spokesman has said a UN peacekeeper stationed in southern Lebanon was killed an Israeli shelling of Lebanese villages of Majidiyeh,…
Oil prices down ahead of Fed meet outcome, supply report
World
January 28, 2015
Oil prices down ahead of Fed meet outcome, supply report
Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday as dealers await the outcome of a US Federal Reserve meeting and the release…
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric backs Brotherhood arrests
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric backs Brotherhood arrests
Egypt's top Islamic cleric on Tuesday backed the arrest of more than 500 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood following…
Army: Rockets fired from Syria hit Israeli-held Golan
Egypt
January 27, 2015
Army: Rockets fired from Syria hit Israeli-held Golan
At least two rockets fired from Syria hit the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday prompting Israeli forces to return fire,…
UK economy grows by 2.6% in 2014, 0.5% in Q4
World
January 27, 2015
UK economy grows by 2.6% in 2014, 0.5% in Q4
Britain's economy grew by 2.6 percent last year in the fastest annual pace since 2007, but slowed more sharply than…
Minister: 516 arrested in Egypt anniversary unrest
Egypt
January 26, 2015
Minister: 516 arrested in Egypt anniversary unrest
Egyptian police arrested 516 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood during violence that erupted as the country marked the fourth…
Greek singer Demis Roussos dead at 68
Art news
January 26, 2015
Greek singer Demis Roussos dead at 68
World renowned Greek singer Demis Roussos died in an Athens hospital at the weekend at the age of 68, the…
Colombia’s Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title
Life & Style
January 26, 2015
Colombia’s Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title
Colombia's Paulina Vega was crowned Miss Universe Sunday, beating out contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands…