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Two Israeli teens get lengthy jail terms for Palestinian youth’s murder

Two Israeli teens get lengthy jail terms for Palestinian youth’s murder

An Israeli court jailed two Jewish teenagers on Thursday, one for life and the other for 21 years, over a…
German police arrest two Algerians ‘linked to IS’

German police arrest two Algerians ‘linked to IS’

German police have arrested two Algerians they suspect of links to the Islamic State group and are hunting for two…
Sudan and S.Sudan renegotiating oil deal: reports

Sudan and S.Sudan renegotiating oil deal: reports

Sudan and South Sudan's oil ministers have agreed in principle a new oil pipeline deal, reports said Thursday, after slumps…
Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy

Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy

An Australian court ruling paving the way for the deportation of over 250 asylum seekers to an offshore immigration camp…
Greeks strike against leftist government’s pension plans

Greeks strike against leftist government’s pension plans

A one-day strike brought Greece to a standstill on Thursday, as trade unions protested against the left-led government's plans for…
WikiLeaks’ Assange says to leave Ecuador embassy, accept arrest if loses UN case

WikiLeaks’ Assange says to leave Ecuador embassy, accept arrest if loses UN case

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will leave the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he took refuge in June 2012 to avoid…
Gbagbo forces ‘shot unarmed Ivory Coast protesters,’ ICC told

Gbagbo forces ‘shot unarmed Ivory Coast protesters,’ ICC told

The first witness in the trial of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo gave a harrowing account Wednesday of being shot…
Pilot fears Somalia airliner blast was bomb, after landing safely

Pilot fears Somalia airliner blast was bomb, after landing safely

A blast that ripped a hole in a commercial airliner shortly after take-off from Somalia's capital was probably caused by…
Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences

Declaring de-radicalisation success, China reduces 11 sentences

Authorities in China's unruly far-western region of Xinjiang have reduced the sentences of 11 people jailed for threatening state security…
Germany’s Steinmeier tells Iran’s Rouhani: please visit Germany

Germany’s Steinmeier tells Iran’s Rouhani: please visit Germany

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Wednesday that he had told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani he was welcome to…
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