Middle East
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
June 15, 2015
Libya: ‘Uncatchable’ veteran militant killed in US strike
A veteran Islamist militant blamed for a deadly attack on an Algerian gas field and who ran smuggling routes across…
UPDATE: South African court orders indicted Sudanese leader not to leave
June 14, 2015
UPDATE: South African court orders indicted Sudanese leader not to leave
A South African court issued an interim order on Sunday preventing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir leaving the country, where he…
Rouhani tells Iranians they will get a good nuclear deal
June 14, 2015
Rouhani tells Iranians they will get a good nuclear deal
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave a vigorous defense of nuclear negotiations to a domestic crowd on Sunday, pledging to reach…
Israel to issue its own Gaza war report, pre-empting UN inquiry
June 14, 2015
Israel to issue its own Gaza war report, pre-empting UN inquiry
Israel will issue a report on Sunday arguing its 2014 Gaza offensive was lawful, a move aimed at pre-empting the…
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
June 14, 2015
Rival Libya militants fight Islamic State amid suicide bombings
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back Islamic State fighters, capturing the…
Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
June 14, 2015
Israeli army jeep hits, kills Palestinian in West Bank
An Israeli army jeep struck and killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, with the military and…
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
June 13, 2015
Monitor: Rebels push IS back in northern Syria
A Syrian rebel alliance has pushed Islamic State group jihadists further away from one of its key supply routes from…
TASS: Iran nuclear talks ‘virtually stalled’, deadline may be missed
June 13, 2015
TASS: Iran nuclear talks ‘virtually stalled’, deadline may be missed
Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers have virtually stalled and a deadline for a final deal may have…
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
June 13, 2015
Syrian Kurds say begin advance toward Islamic State-held town
The Syrian Kurdish YPG militia said it began an advance toward an Islamic State-held town at the Turkish border on…
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
June 13, 2015
US sends 6 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo to Oman for resettlement
Six Yemenis held for more than a decade at the US military prison at Guantanamo have been flown to Oman…