Middle East
Two killed, 35 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics
November 14, 2019
Two killed, 35 wounded in Baghdad protests: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Security forces killed two protesters and wounded 35 others in Baghdad on Thursday, police and medical sources…
Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war
November 13, 2019
Afghan capital’s air pollution may be even deadlier than war
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Yousuf fled with his family from his home in eastern Afghanistan eight years ago to escape…
Trump says Baghdadi successor in US crosshairs
November 13, 2019
Trump says Baghdadi successor in US crosshairs
US President Donald Trump placed the Islamic State group’s new chief in the crosshairs Monday as he marked Veterans’ Day…
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
November 13, 2019
Turkey’s Syria operation reveals cracks among Erdogan’s political foes
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military incursion in Syria has given President Tayyip Erdogan a bump in opinion polls and exposed…
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
November 13, 2019
Deadly Israel-Gaza escalation rages for second day
Exchanges of fire triggered by Israel’s targeted killing of a top militant in Gaza raged for a second day Wednesday…
10 Gazans dead as Israel hit on militant chief sparks rocket barrage
November 13, 2019
10 Gazans dead as Israel hit on militant chief sparks rocket barrage
Israel’s military killed a commander from Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza…
At least seven killed in Kabul car bomb blast
November 13, 2019
At least seven killed in Kabul car bomb blast
At least seven people were killed and ten wounded, including four foreigners, when a minivan packed with explosives detonated during…
Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
November 12, 2019
Court says EU states must label Israeli settlement products
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top court ruled Tuesday that EU countries must identify products made in Israeli settlements…
Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
November 12, 2019
Rocket fire after Israel kills Palestinian militant commander in Gaza strike
Israel’s military killed a commander of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in a strike on his home in the Gaza…
UN, top Iraq cleric urge ‘serious’ reforms after protests
November 12, 2019
UN, top Iraq cleric urge ‘serious’ reforms after protests
The top UN official in Iraq and the country’s most senior Muslim cleric on Monday urged authorities to get “serious”…