Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Final assault starts on Syria’s Raqqa as some Islamic State fighters quit
US-backed militias said they had launched their final assault on Syria’s Raqqa on Sunday after a convoy of Islamic State…
Tears and joy on Britain’s St. Helena as ‘world’s most useless airport’ finally opens
Travel
October 15, 2017
Tears and joy on Britain’s St. Helena as ‘world’s most useless airport’ finally opens
One of humanity’s most isolated outposts joined the 21st century on Saturday when the British island of St. Helena, home…
North Korea not ready to hold talks with South Korea in Russia: agencies
World
October 15, 2017
North Korea not ready to hold talks with South Korea in Russia: agencies
Politicians from North and South Korea will not hold direct talks in Russia on Monday about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad
Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan region for talks about the escalating crisis between the Kurdish…
Downcast Venezuela opposition seeks blow to Maduro through ballot box
World
October 15, 2017
Downcast Venezuela opposition seeks blow to Maduro through ballot box
Venezuela’s political crisis shifts from barricades to the ballot box on Sunday with gubernatorial elections that could hand the demoralized…
Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers ahead of PNG camp closure
World
October 15, 2017
Hundreds march in Sydney for asylum seekers ahead of PNG camp closure
Hundreds of protesters marched through Sydney on Sunday to call for detainees, being held in controversial centers for asylum seekers…
Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate
Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has had a successful operation at a Sanaa hospital after a Russian medical team was…
Spain to take control of Catalonia if gets ambiguous reply on independence
World
October 14, 2017
Spain to take control of Catalonia if gets ambiguous reply on independence
The Spanish government will take control of Catalonia if regional leader Carles Puigdemont replies ambiguously to Madrid’s question about whether…
Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu
Turkish authorities issued detention warrants on Saturday for 100 former police officers and have so far detained 63 of them,…