Middle East
Iran tests new long-range missile
October 11, 2015
Iran tests new long-range missile
Iran announced Sunday it had successfully tested a new domestically produced long-range missile, which it said was the first that…
Thousands rally in Ankara to remember victims of bombings
October 11, 2015
Thousands rally in Ankara to remember victims of bombings
Thousands of people on Sunday attended a rally in Ankara under heavy security to remember the at least 95 people…
Israeli PM boosts security amid mounting criticism
October 11, 2015
Israeli PM boosts security amid mounting criticism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stepped up the police presence in Jerusalem amid mounting public criticism of his handling…
Russia seeks victory over the West in Syria campaign: analysts
October 11, 2015
Russia seeks victory over the West in Syria campaign: analysts
Cruise missiles fired from warships, the latest jets pounding far-off targets: Russian President Vladimir Putin's show of strength in Syria…
UPDATE: Israeli air strike kills two in Gaza; police stop suspected Palestinian car bomb
October 11, 2015
UPDATE: Israeli air strike kills two in Gaza; police stop suspected Palestinian car bomb
An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian mother and daughter in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and police, confronting a…
Two dead in Jerusalem as Palestinian-Israeli violence rages on
October 10, 2015
Two dead in Jerusalem as Palestinian-Israeli violence rages on
Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians in East Jerusalem on Saturday, one of whom had stabbed two Israelis, police…
US refuses to label Israeli attacks on Palestinians ‘terror’
October 10, 2015
US refuses to label Israeli attacks on Palestinians ‘terror’
The State Department said Friday that recent attacks by Palestinians against Israelis are "acts of terror" but failed to apply the same standard when violence…
Manicured fingers throwing stones: Palestinian women join unrest
October 10, 2015
Manicured fingers throwing stones: Palestinian women join unrest
Ready for action in her pink muslin top, her manicured fingers clutching stones she picked up from the roadside, the…
UPDATE2: Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
October 10, 2015
UPDATE2: Bombs kill 95 at pro-Kurdish rally in Turkish capital
At least 95 people were killed when two suspected suicide bombers struck a rally of pro-Kurdish and labour activists outside…
Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; US abandons rebel training effort
October 10, 2015
Islamic State closes in on Syrian city of Aleppo; US abandons rebel training effort
Islamic State fighters have seized villages close to the northern city of Aleppo from rival insurgents, a monitoring group said…