Middle East
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
May 11, 2015
Monitor: 72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged…
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
May 11, 2015
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
Yemen's Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a…
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
May 11, 2015
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests…
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
May 10, 2015
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan's northern Unity State and humanitarian organisations have withdrawn…
Taliban attack district in northwest Afghanistan
May 10, 2015
Taliban attack district in northwest Afghanistan
Dozens of Taliban fighters attacked local government buildings in a district of northwestern Afghanistan on Sunday and may have captured…
Video shows Kurdish girl committing suicide to escape from rape attempt by Iranian officer
May 10, 2015
Video shows Kurdish girl committing suicide to escape from rape attempt by Iranian officer
A video clip showing a young Kurdish woman throwing herself out of a hotel window to escape from an Iranian…
Houthis accept five-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia
May 10, 2015
Houthis accept five-day truce in Yemen proposed by Saudi Arabia
Iranian-allied Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by their adversary Saudi Arabia but said…
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
May 10, 2015
West Bank village challenges Israel’s iron grip on planning
It was a large house with three floors and freshly painted pale blue shutters that had just been built for…
Police: Baghdad car bomb targeting pilgrims kills 7
May 9, 2015
Police: Baghdad car bomb targeting pilgrims kills 7
A car bomb blast targeting Shi'ite pilgrims on an annual march to a Baghdad shrine killed at least seven people…
30 prisoners killed, 40 escape in Iraq jail break
May 9, 2015
30 prisoners killed, 40 escape in Iraq jail break
Six guards and 30 detainees were killed in a prison break north of Baghdad during which 40 inmates also escaped,…