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UN: Algeria to host Libya crisis talks

UN: Algeria to host Libya crisis talks

The United Nations said Wednesday that representatives of Libyan leaders had been invited for talks next week in Algeria as…
Palestinian leadership gathers to review ties with Israel

Palestinian leadership gathers to review ties with Israel

Palestinian leaders began a two-day meeting on Wednesday at which they could decide to suspend security coordination with Israel, a…
Qatar eyes 7% growth in 2015 despite oil price slump

Qatar eyes 7% growth in 2015 despite oil price slump

Qatar's economy is predicted to grow by seven percent in 2015, as it forges ahead with huge infrastructure investment despite…
Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance

Syrian Kurds see deeper coordination with US-led alliance

Kurdish forces in Syria say deepening military coordination with the United States and its allies has helped them make rapid…
Germany says third Greek aid package not on Eurogroup agenda

Germany says third Greek aid package not on Eurogroup agenda

Eurozone finance ministers have no plans to discuss a possible third rescue package for Greece when they meet on Monday,…
Australia to send 300 extra troops to Iraq in fight against IS

Australia to send 300 extra troops to Iraq in fight against IS

Australia will send more troops to Iraq to help train local security forces in their battle against the Islamic State…
10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued

10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued

At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while hundreds more from…
More than 30 killed in coal mine blast in rebel-held east Ukraine

More than 30 killed in coal mine blast in rebel-held east Ukraine

A blast at a coal mine in the eastern Ukrainian rebel stronghold of Donetsk killed more than 30 people, a…
Think tank: UK living standards back to pre-crisis level

Think tank: UK living standards back to pre-crisis level

British living standards are back to pre-financial crisis levels but are still slightly below their peak before the country's last…
Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity

Insight: Syria’s Nusra Front may leave Al-Qaeda to form new entity

Leaders of Syria's Nusra Front are considering cutting their links with Al-Qaeda to form a new entity backed by some…
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