Middle East
Iran Guard: Supreme leader limiting ballistic missile range
October 31, 2017
Iran Guard: Supreme leader limiting ballistic missile range
Iran’s supreme leader has restricted the range of ballistic missiles manufactured in the country to 2,000 kilometers, the head of…
Kurdish official denies Iraqi forces control Turkey crossing
October 31, 2017
Kurdish official denies Iraqi forces control Turkey crossing
An Iraqi Kurdish official is denying reports that Iraqi federal forces have taken control of a key border crossing between…
Turkey PM confirms Iraqi government in control of main land border
October 31, 2017
Turkey PM confirms Iraqi government in control of main land border
Iraq’s central government has taken over control of the main land crossing into Turkey from the autonomous Kurdish Regional Government…
German police detain Syrian for ‘preparing’ explosives attack
October 31, 2017
German police detain Syrian for ‘preparing’ explosives attack
A Syrian man suspected of planning a terror attack was detained in the northern German city of Schwerin, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office…
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
October 31, 2017
UN official: Over 13 million people inside Syria need aid
More than 13 million people inside Syria still need humanitarian assistance and nearly half are in “acute need” as a…
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
October 31, 2017
Jordan water crisis worsens as Mideast tensions slow action
From a hillside in northern Jordan, the Yarmouk River is barely visible in the steep valley below, reduced from a…
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
October 31, 2017
WW1 Australian battle re-enacted in Israel on centennial
A century to the day after Australian horsemen broke through Ottoman defenses in a daring First World War victory, nearly…
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
October 31, 2017
US fights ACLU quest to represent American captured in Syria
US attorneys on Monday fought a civil rights group’s quest to get a lawyer for a US citizen picked up…
Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
October 31, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him ‘fascist dictator’
President Tayyip Erdogan filed a criminal complaint against a prominent opposition lawmaker on Tuesday, one of Erdogan’s lawyers said, after…
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
October 31, 2017
Pakistani wife ‘kills’ husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi
A Pakistani woman who gave her husband poisoned milk ended up killing him and 12 of his family when the…