Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Turkey, Russia and Iran to hold summit on Syria in April: spokesman
Turkey, Russia and Iran will hold a summit in April to discuss Syria and potential steps in the region, the…
Iraqi-Canadian man pleads guilty to role in deadly attack on US base
Middle East
March 7, 2018
Iraqi-Canadian man pleads guilty to role in deadly attack on US base
An Iraqi-Canadian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to a US charge that he helped orchestrate the April 2009 truck bombing…
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Middle East
March 6, 2018
Russia and US air strikes caused mass civilian deaths in Syria: UN
Air strikes by Russia and a US-led coalition killed civilians in Syria on a large scale last year, while the…
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
World
March 6, 2018
China defends hike in military spending as proportionate and low
China’s increase in military spending for 2018, the biggest rise in three years, was proportionate and low, and Beijing had…
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance
World
March 6, 2018
Former Russian double agent critically ill in Britain after exposure to unidentified substance
A former Russian double agent convicted in Moscow of betraying dozens of agents to British intelligence was critically ill in…
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
Middle East
March 5, 2018
Saudi-owned private broadcaster pulls the plug on Turkish dramas
The Arab world’s largest private broadcaster has stopped showing Turkish television programs, it said on Monday, as tensions rise between…
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
World
March 5, 2018
France’s far-right National Front to change name as Le Pen seeks rebound
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen will this weekend unveil a new name for the 45-year-old National Front and a…
As Western banks leave, China adds Brunei to new silk road
World
March 5, 2018
As Western banks leave, China adds Brunei to new silk road
On a tiny island off Brunei’s northern tip on the South China Sea, thousands of Chinese workers are building a…
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
Middle East
March 5, 2018
US embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
The US embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat…
Week after Papua New Guinea quake, nearly 150,000 people in urgent need of aid
World
March 4, 2018
Week after Papua New Guinea quake, nearly 150,000 people in urgent need of aid
Almost a week after a deadly quake struck the rugged Papua New Guinea highlands, nearly 150,000 people remain in urgent…