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Sudan’s Bashir chosen by ruling party as candidate for 2015 elections

Sudan’s Bashir chosen by ruling party as candidate for 2015 elections

Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has been chosen as the ruling party's candidate in presidential elections scheduled for April 2015,…
Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east

Monitor: Islamic State wins ground from Syrian government in east

Islamic State won territory from Syrian government forces in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Tuesday, its first gain…
Palestinians downbeat on promised rebuilding of ruined Gaza Strip

Palestinians downbeat on promised rebuilding of ruined Gaza Strip

The first torrential downpour of an approaching winter has already soaked the Gaza Strip, compounding the misery of thousands of…
Libya’s MB: Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia interfere in Libyan affairs

Libya’s MB: Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia interfere in Libyan affairs

General Comptroller of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Libya Bashir Al-Kabta stressed that the group in Libya backs 'legitimacy' and…
Iran offers ‘compromises’ in nuclear talks, West unmoved

Iran offers ‘compromises’ in nuclear talks, West unmoved

Iran is pushing what it portrays as a new compromise proposal in nuclear talks, but Western negotiators say it offers no…
Libya’s parliament allies with renegade general, struggling to assert authority

Libya’s parliament allies with renegade general, struggling to assert authority

Libya's beleaguered elected parliament has declared a formal alliance with a renegade former general, as it struggles to assert some…
Forbes: Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch within weeks

Forbes: Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch within weeks

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) is preparing to launch a smartwatch within the next few weeks that will passively track a user's…
UN nuclear chief suggests progress slow in Iran investigation

UN nuclear chief suggests progress slow in Iran investigation

Iran has still not implemented all the nuclear transparency measures it had agreed to carry out by late August, the head…
Nigeria officially Ebola free: World Health Organization

Nigeria officially Ebola free: World Health Organization

The World Health Organization on Monday declared Nigeria officially Ebola-free, after 42 days -- or two incubation periods -- without…
Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane

Turkey says aiding Iraqi Kurdish fighters to cross into Kobane

Turkey on Monday said it was assisting Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to cross its borders to join Syrian Kurdish forces…
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