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Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers

Monitor: US-led raids hit grain silos in Syria, kill workers

US-led air strikes hit grain silos and other targets in Islamic State-controlled territory in northern and eastern Syria overnight, killing…
Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin

Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance…
Hong Kong police clear protesters from government buildings

Hong Kong police clear protesters from government buildings

Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray to disperse protesters around government headquarters on Saturday, fuelling tension ahead of a…
US-led coalition launches new airstrikes in Syria

US-led coalition launches new airstrikes in Syria

U.S. coalition-led warplanes struck jihadis attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as…
Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

Islamic State tightens siege of Syria town, more Europeans join alliance

Islamic State fighters tightened their siege of a town on Syria's border with Turkey on Friday despite US-led air strikes…
Ukraine to shut Russia border, seek EU membership

Ukraine to shut Russia border, seek EU membership

President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday ordered a temporary closure of Ukraine's porous border with Russia and voiced plans to apply…
Warplane attacks Libya’s Benghazi port after threats by ex-general

Warplane attacks Libya’s Benghazi port after threats by ex-general

A war plane attacked a port in Benghazi on Wednesday in a strike claimed by forces loyal to former general…
Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’

Exclusive: Syrian minister says US-led strikes going in ‘right direction’

A Syrian government minister said US-led air strikes against militants are going in the "right direction" because the government had…
Cleric Abu Qatada cleared of terror plot, freed by Jordan court

Cleric Abu Qatada cleared of terror plot, freed by Jordan court

A Jordanian court acquitted radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada on Wednesday of charges of providing spiritual and material support for…
US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria

US, Arab allies launch air strikes on IS jihadists in Syria

The United States and Arab allies launched strikes from the air and sea against Islamic State militants in Syria on…
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