Palestinian killed after wounding Israeli guard at West Bank settlement: military
Middle East
February 7, 2018
Palestinian killed after wounding Israeli guard at West Bank settlement: military
A Palestinian assailant was shot dead on Wednesday after stabbing a security guard at the entrance to a Jewish settlement…
EU throws open door to Balkans with 2025 target for membership
World
February 6, 2018
EU throws open door to Balkans with 2025 target for membership
The European Union sought on Tuesday to reinvigorate the membership ambitions of six Balkan states and reclaim the region as…
Uganda investigates allegations of refugee aid fraud
World
February 6, 2018
Uganda investigates allegations of refugee aid fraud
Uganda is investigating allegations that its officials defrauded donors by inflating refugee numbers and diverting food aid, the prime minister’s…
Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ with coalition deal in sight
World
February 6, 2018
Merkel ready for ‘painful compromises’ with coalition deal in sight
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was ready to make painful compromises to clinch a coalition deal with the Social…
UN demands cessation of Syria hostilities, says situation ‘extreme’
Middle East
February 6, 2018
UN demands cessation of Syria hostilities, says situation ‘extreme’
UN representatives in Syria called on Tuesday for an immediate cessation of hostilities lasting at least month throughout Syria to…
Pence heads to Olympics with stern message for North Korea
World
February 6, 2018
Pence heads to Olympics with stern message for North Korea
US Vice President Mike Pence was en route to Asia on Tuesday on a trip that takes him to the…
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
World
February 6, 2018
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s Pacific coast and told the navy to…
Lebanon’s public sector plagued by inefficiency, waste
Middle East
February 6, 2018
Lebanon’s public sector plagued by inefficiency, waste
The corridors are dark in Lebanon’s Public Transport and Railway Administration. A few employees scroll through mobile phones in mostly…
Air strikes kill more than 20 in Syria’s Ghouta
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Air strikes kill more than 20 in Syria’s Ghouta
Air strikes killed 23 people in Syria’s rebel-held eastern Ghouta district, just outside Damascus, a war monitor reported, and a…
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
Middle East
February 5, 2018
Battle over bodies rages quietly in Iraq’s Mosul long after Islamic State defeat
The Iraqis who have come home to Mosul’s Old City knew it would be hard living in the rubble left…