Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain
The freeing of a hostage US-Canadian family by Pakistan’s army has been hailed by officials as a positive step in…
French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed
World
October 14, 2017
French army charter plane crashes in Ivory Coast, four Moldovans killed
Four Moldovan citizens were killed and two others were injured when a cargo plane chartered by the French military crashed…
Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week
Business
October 14, 2017
Tesla fired hundreds of employees in past week
Luxury electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) fired about 400 employees this week, including associates, team leaders and supervisors, a…
Turkey arrests four people over explosion at Tupras refinery: Anadolu
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Turkey arrests four people over explosion at Tupras refinery: Anadolu
Turkish authorities arrested four people over Wednesday’s explosion in a storage tank at a Tupras refinery which killed four people,…
Southern Yemen leader sees independence referendum soon
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Southern Yemen leader sees independence referendum soon
Yemen’s former Aden governor, who has declared a council that seeks secession for southern Yemen, said late on Friday a…
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
Middle East
October 14, 2017
Trump strikes blow at Iran nuclear deal in major US policy shift
US President Donald Trump struck a blow against the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement on Friday in defiance of other world…
Kenya’s Odinga says October poll would be illegal
World
October 13, 2017
Kenya’s Odinga says October poll would be illegal
Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga said on Friday his withdrawal from a presidential election rerun scheduled for Oct. 26 meant…
Israel buoyed by Trump tack against Iran atom deal but sees long way to go
Middle East
October 13, 2017
Israel buoyed by Trump tack against Iran atom deal but sees long way to go
Israel was upbeat about US President Donald Trump’s anticipated announcement on Friday of major steps against the international nuclear deal…
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Middle East
October 13, 2017
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Kurdish authorities have sent thousands more troops to the oil region of Kirkuk to confront “threats” from Iraq’s central government,…
Turkey’s Erdogan says no problem with Russian S-400 purchases: Haberturk
Middle East
October 13, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan says no problem with Russian S-400 purchases: Haberturk
President Tayyip Erdogan said there was no problem with Turkey’s planned purchase of Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile systems and talks…