Middle East
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…
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics
April 12, 2017
Philippine and Saudi leaders discuss labor, anti-narcotics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met Tuesday with King Salman in Saudi Arabia, where hundreds of thousands of Filipinos work as…
Visa for Egyptians traveling to Sudan aims to ‘prevent terrorist elements’: Sudanese FM
April 11, 2017
Visa for Egyptians traveling to Sudan aims to ‘prevent terrorist elements’: Sudanese FM
Sudan said on Monday that its decision to make Egyptian men aged from 18 to 50 obtain entry visas was…