Britain’s new $4 billion warship has a leak
World
December 19, 2017
Britain’s new $4 billion warship has a leak
Britain’s biggest ever warship, the new £3.1 billion ($4.2 billion) aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, has a leak and needs…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since December 6,…
Thai junta says it will lift ban on politics, paving way for election
World
December 19, 2017
Thai junta says it will lift ban on politics, paving way for election
Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he would use a special order that gives the military sweeping powers…
Senior Honduran official rejects new election call amid protests
World
December 19, 2017
Senior Honduran official rejects new election call amid protests
A senior Honduran government official ruled out a new presidential election on Monday, the day after the Organization of American…
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Middle East
December 19, 2017
Syria’s Assad calls US-backed militias ‘traitors’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday described US-backed militias in eastern Syria as “traitors”, his office said in an online…
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Turkey frees German journalist Tolu but she cannot leave country: Berlin government
Turkey has released German journalist Mesale Tolu after nearly eight months in prison on condition that she not leave the…
Islamic State claims attack on spy agency center in Afghan capital
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Islamic State claims attack on spy agency center in Afghan capital
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack near a training facility of Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency in the capital, Kabul,…
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s Misrata
Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security…
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacks
Middle East
December 18, 2017
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza after Palestinian rocket attacks
The Israeli military said it attacked a Hamas training compound in Gaza on Monday in response to rocket strikes from…
UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
Middle East
December 18, 2017
UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of…