US wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute
Middle East
October 18, 2017
US wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute
A US delegation has asked Turkey for information and evidence regarding consular staff whose detention has led to a diplomatic…
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
World
October 17, 2017
Kenya’s Odinga pulled out of election to avoid defeat: deputy president
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga decided not to stand in next week’s presidential election to avoid defeat rather than for…
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan
Taliban militants struck government targets in many provinces of Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 69 people, including a senior…
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Islamic State defeated in its Syrian capital Raqqa
US-backed militias said they had defeated Islamic State in its former capital Raqqa on Tuesday, raising their flags over the…
Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
World
October 17, 2017
Russian opposition leader’s fraud conviction arbitrary, Europe’s top rights court says
Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s conviction for fraud in 2014 had…
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
World
October 17, 2017
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
China’s official Xinhua news agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a…
Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors
Middle East
October 17, 2017
Somalia calls for blood donations after bombing, Turkey sends doctors
Somalia is in desperate need for donated blood to treat survivors of a truck bombing in the capital Mogadishu on…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
World
October 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military…
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
World
October 17, 2017
Detention of Catalan activists a judicial, not political, matter: Spain justice minister
The detention of Catalan activists on Monday, the first imprisonment of senior secessionist figures since the region’s Oct. 1 banned…
US takes aim at Yemeni Islamic State for first time
Middle East
October 17, 2017
US takes aim at Yemeni Islamic State for first time
The United States said it launched its first attack on Islamic State’s deadly Yemen branch on Monday with a series…