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Bahrain goes to polls as Shiite opposition boycotts

Bahrain goes to polls as Shiite opposition boycotts

Bahrain holds legislative elections Saturday for the first time since a 2011 uprising, despite a boycott by the Shiite opposition…
Mexico ex-police official arrested in student abductions

Mexico ex-police official arrested in student abductions

A former police chief in Cocula, the Mexican town where witnesses say 43 missing students were massacred, was arrested for…
Ebola death toll rises to 5,459; Cuban doctor ‘stable’

Ebola death toll rises to 5,459; Cuban doctor ‘stable’

The death toll in the Ebola epidemic has risen to 5,459 out of 15,351 cases identified in eight countries by…
Indiana man beheaded in Syria remembered in Muslim prayer service

Indiana man beheaded in Syria remembered in Muslim prayer service

Muslims in Indiana held a funeral service on Friday for Abdul- Rahman Kassig, formerly known as Peter, who was beheaded…
Molotov cocktails, clashes as thousands of Mexicans protest over massacre

Molotov cocktails, clashes as thousands of Mexicans protest over massacre

Protesters threw Molotov cocktails and clashed with riot police outside Mexico City's National Palace on Thursday as thousands protested against…
Third Dutch chicken farm hit by bird flu

Third Dutch chicken farm hit by bird flu

A Dutch bird flu outbreak has spread to a third farm, the government said on Friday, prompting inspections at dozens…
World’s ultra-rich getting much richer: UBS study

World’s ultra-rich getting much richer: UBS study

A bare 0.004 percent of the world's adult population controls nearly US$30 trillion in assets, 13 percent of the world's…
Israel says Hamas planned to assassinate Lieberman in West Bank

Israel says Hamas planned to assassinate Lieberman in West Bank

Israel has arrested four Palestinians suspected of planning to kill Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman with an anti-tank rocket while he…
FIFA presidential candidate: Qatar should stage World Cup only if exploitation stops

FIFA presidential candidate: Qatar should stage World Cup only if exploitation stops

The 2022 World Cup should be held in Qatar only if the exploitation of migrant workers stops, FIFA presidential candidate…
Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticising UAE

Jordan arrests deputy head of Muslim Brotherhood for criticising UAE

Jordan arrested the deputy head of the country's Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday for criticising the UAE's move to designate the…
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