Yemen Houthis say have shot down US surveillance drone – state news agency
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Yemen Houthis say have shot down US surveillance drone – state news agency
Yemen’s Houthi forces shot down a US surveillance drone in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, the Houthi-controlled state news agency…
Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war
Middle East
October 2, 2017
Hezbollah says Israel pushing region to war
Lebanon’s Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday of pushing the region to war in Syria, Lebanon…
Britain’s Monarch Airlines goes bust, leaving thousands stranded
Business
October 2, 2017
Britain’s Monarch Airlines goes bust, leaving thousands stranded
Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] collapsed on Monday, the biggest ever failure of a British airline, stranding tens of thousands of travellers…
One eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men
Middle East
October 2, 2017
One eve of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men
Hamas freed five prisoners belonging to the rival Fatah party on Sunday and Egypt sent a delegation to the Gaza…
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
World
October 2, 2017
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the…
Tunisia rescues 140 migrants off its coast
Middle East
October 1, 2017
Tunisia rescues 140 migrants off its coast
The Tunisian navy rescued 98 Tunisians fleeing to Europe when their boat started to sink off Kerkenah on the southeast…
Turkey no longer needs EU membership but won’t quit talks – Erdogan
Middle East
October 1, 2017
Turkey no longer needs EU membership but won’t quit talks – Erdogan
Turkey no longer needs to join the European Union but will not unilaterally abandon the stalled EU accession talks, President…
Colombia and ELN rebels begin first-ever ceasefire
World
October 1, 2017
Colombia and ELN rebels begin first-ever ceasefire
Colombia and the Marxist ELN rebels began a ceasefire on Sunday aimed at generating goodwill during complicated talks to end…
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
World
October 1, 2017
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
Emergency services have attended to 38 people injured in police charges as officers stormed voting stations to stop a banned…
Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China
World
October 1, 2017
Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China
Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday in an “anti authoritarian rule” march that called for the…