Middle East
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
April 16, 2017
A Saudi woman’s plea for help exposes risks runaways face
A young Saudi woman's plea for help after she was stopped in an airport in the Philippines en route to…
Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power
April 16, 2017
Turks vote in historic referendum on expanding Erdogan’s power
Turks began voting in a hotly contested referendum on Sunday that could place sweeping new powers in the hands of…
Iraqi Christians return to ransacked town with fear and hope
April 15, 2017
Iraqi Christians return to ransacked town with fear and hope
With "Islamic State" (IS) militant group expelled, Iraqi Christians are trickling back to the ransacked town of Qaraqosh, beset by…
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
April 15, 2017
IS death toll hits 90 from huge US bomb in Afghanistan
Afghan authorities Saturday reported a jump in fatalities from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb, declaring some 90 Islamic State…
Palestinian man fatally stabs British woman on Jerusalem train
April 15, 2017
Palestinian man fatally stabs British woman on Jerusalem train
A Palestinian man fatally stabbed a British student on Jerusalem's transit network on Friday, Israeli police said.Israel's ambassador to Britain,…
US drops massive bomb in Afghanistan, killing 36
April 14, 2017
US drops massive bomb in Afghanistan, killing 36
As many as 36 suspected Islamic State militants were killed in Afghanistan when the United States dropped "the mother of…
US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike
April 13, 2017
US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike
The US-led coalition against Islamic State on Thursday denied a Syrian army report it had carried out an air strike…
Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
April 13, 2017
Abbas seeks ‘unprecedented’ steps to end Palestinian split
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warned that he will take "unprecedented steps" to end the political division between his West Bank-based…
Ex-Iranian President Ahmadinejad submits his name for presidential election
April 12, 2017
Ex-Iranian President Ahmadinejad submits his name for presidential election
Ex-Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad submitted his name on Wednesday for registration as a candidate in Iran's presidential election in May,…
Syria population transfer begins with exchange of prisoners
April 12, 2017
Syria population transfer begins with exchange of prisoners
Syria's government and rebels exchanged some 30 prisoners and nine bodies, part of a larger agreement to evacuate four besieged…