Hamas dissolves Gaza administration in Palestinian unity bid
Middle East
September 17, 2017
Hamas dissolves Gaza administration in Palestinian unity bid
Palestinian Islamist Hamas group said on Sunday it has dissolved its administration that runs Gaza and agrees to hold general…
Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif
Middle East
September 17, 2017
Pakistanis vote in by-election seen as test of support for ousted PM Sharif
Pakistanis began casting votes on Sunday for the parliamentary seat vacated by ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, in a by-election…
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests
Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing…
Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups
Middle East
September 16, 2017
Pakistan army pushed political role for militant-linked groups
A new Pakistani political party controlled by an Islamist with a $10 million US bounty on his head is backing…
Defying Trump, California lawmakers vote to become ‘sanctuary state’
World
September 16, 2017
Defying Trump, California lawmakers vote to become ‘sanctuary state’
California lawmakers voted on Saturday to make the most populous US state a so-called sanctuary by banning police from asking…
Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Suspected US drone strike targets militants in Pakistan, regional official says
A suspected US drone strike killed three people in the tribal area of Pakistan near the Afghanistan border on Friday,…
Kremlin accuses West of ‘whipping up hysteria’ over Russian war games
World
September 15, 2017
Kremlin accuses West of ‘whipping up hysteria’ over Russian war games
Russia accused the West on Thursday of “whipping up hysteria” over large-scale military exercises underway in eastern Europe and denied…
Merkel can well imagine a European finance minister
World
September 15, 2017
Merkel can well imagine a European finance minister
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday she could well imagine a European finance minister but stressed that the creation…
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
US President Donald Trump’s plans to step up air strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan risk increasing civilian casualties and…
Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone
World
September 15, 2017
Myanmar says US official barred from Rohingya conflict zone
Myanmar said on Friday a visiting US official would not be allowed to go to a region where violence has…