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Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’

Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’

Dozens of Turkish police officers, including a former chief of a police financial unit, were detained on Monday in a…
Pakistan anti-PM protesters storm state TV

Pakistan anti-PM protesters storm state TV

Hundreds of protesters trying to topple Pakistan's government stormed the state broadcaster on Monday as fresh clashes with police broke…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli

Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli

Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army

Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army

Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the…
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights

The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al…
Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions

Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions

Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east,…
Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue

Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue

Thousands of protesters massed outside the residence of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday to demand he step down,…
20 miners rescued, five still missing in Nicaragua collapse

20 miners rescued, five still missing in Nicaragua collapse

Twenty miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours have been rescued after a cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine…
Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal, riots break out in Guinea

Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal, riots break out in Guinea

The West African state of Senegal became the fifth country to be hit by the world's worst Ebola outbreak on…
UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped

UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped

Militants fighting the Syrian army have detained 43 UN peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and trapped another 81 in…
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