Middle East
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
October 31, 2017
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in “acute need” as a…
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
October 31, 2017
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
From a hillside in northern Jordan, the Yarmouk River is barely visible in the steep valley below, reduced from a…
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
October 31, 2017
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
A century to the day after Australian horsemen broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring First World War victory, nearly…
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
October 31, 2017
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
US attorneys on Monday fought a civil rights group’s quest to get a lawyer for a US citizen picked up…
Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
October 31, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
President Tayyip Erdogan filed a criminal complaint against a prominent opposition lawmaker on Tuesday, one of Erdogan’s lawyers said, after…
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
October 31, 2017
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
A Pakistani woman who gave her husband poisoned milk ended up killing him and 12 of his family when the…
Gaza tunnel into Israel discovered and detonated
October 30, 2017
Gaza tunnel into Israel discovered and detonated
The Israeli military said it discovered and detonated a militant tunnel on Monday that was dug from Gaza into Israel,…
Kuwait’s ruling emir orders Cabinet dissolved amid turmoil
October 30, 2017
Kuwait’s ruling emir orders Cabinet dissolved amid turmoil
Kuwait’s ruling emir ordered his Cabinet be dissolved Monday, heading off a potentially embarrassing no-confidence vote by parliament against one…
Jakarta closes hotel targeted by Islamists for alleged vice
October 30, 2017
Jakarta closes hotel targeted by Islamists for alleged vice
Indonesia’s capital has shut a hotel and spa complex for alleged vice, city officials said on Monday, after Islamist groups…
Afghan Taliban say kidnapped US professor is seriously ill
October 30, 2017
Afghan Taliban say kidnapped US professor is seriously ill
The Afghan Taliban said on Monday that Kevin King, one of two professors from the American University of Afghanistan who…