Middle East
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
September 29, 2015
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on…
Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis
September 29, 2015
Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis
"Goodbye," a woman dressed in a black shawl murmured in Kurdish, as she kissed the outstretched hand of an elderly…
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
September 29, 2015
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest
Dozens of protesters blocked access to Lebanon's energy ministry early on Tuesday in a surprise demonstration against the notoriously ineffective…
Palestinians bring plight of threatened village to US
September 29, 2015
Palestinians bring plight of threatened village to US
Six Palestinians came to Washington to secure support against Israeli plans to raze their tiny West Bank village of Susiya,…
Iran says Hajj death toll could rise
September 29, 2015
Iran says Hajj death toll could rise
The head of Iran’s Hajj organization has claimed the latest number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede in Mina…
Syrian opposition says Russia is ‘a partner of regime’
September 29, 2015
Syrian opposition says Russia is ‘a partner of regime’
The presence of Russia in Syria does not serve for a political solution, the Syrian National Coalition said in a…
Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief
September 28, 2015
Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief
The UN secretary-general for the first time called Monday for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International…
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents
September 28, 2015
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents
At least 27 people, most of them women and children, were killed on Monday in an air strike on a…
Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State
September 28, 2015
Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled…
Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’
September 28, 2015
Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’
One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another…