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Trump FBI Nominee Rejects Torture
President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Bureau of Investigation said Wednesday he rejected the use of torture...
ISIS Admits Its Leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi Is Dead
ISIS has finally admitted its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, according to reports in Iraq. The terror group is...
Sudan May Return To War If US Keeps Sanctions
Sudan could fall back into war if Washington fails to lift decades-old sanctions, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour has...
Iraqis Mark First Anniversary of Devastating Baghdad Blast
Iraqis still reeling from a devastating suicide bombing that killed over 320 people in central Baghdad gathered Sunday...
Saudi King Appoints His 31-Year-Old Son As Crown Prince Over Cousin
Mohammed bin Salman has been promoted to crown prince and heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia in a shock move by King...
Russia ‘may Have Killed IS Head Baghdadi’
Russia's defence ministry is investigating whether one of its air strikes in Syria killed the leader of the Islamic...
Impunity Blocking War Crimes Probe In Darfur- ICC Chief Prosecutor
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, reiterated her call for states to arrest and...
Major Attacks On Mideast Christians
Friday's attack on a bus carrying Egyptian Copts, which killed at least 28 people, was the latest in a wave of...
Iraq War Made Britain Prime Jihadist Target
Britain has been a prime target for jihadist groups for nearly 15 years, beginning with Al-Qaeda and now the Islamic...
Moroccan Cleric Defies Taboo On Women’s Inheritance
A former radical preacher is the unlikely instigator of a debate on a topic long seen as off-limits in Muslim-majority...
New York Turns Iraq War Into Musical
The Iraq war may not sound like musical comedy, but an Off-Broadway revival is spinning intelligence failures and...
US Defence Secretary Visits Qatar To ‘reinforce’ Ties
The US defence secretary has met Qatar's leader during a visit to the Gulf state, home to the largest American airbase...
US Defence Secretary Visits Key Ally Qatar
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Qatar's emir Saturday during a visit to the oil-rich Gulf state, home to the...
US Pentagon Chief Meets Saudi King With Iran In Focus
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis met Saudi King Salman on Wednesday, beginning a series of talks to reinvigorate the...
US Sends Message To N. Korea, China With Syria Strike
The US missile strike on Syria contained a clear message for North Korea and its main ally China, but not one strong...
Iran’s Rouhani Says Trump Abetting Syria ‘terrorists’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that "terrorists" were applauding his US counterpart Donald Trump for...
ICC Prosecutor Warns On Spiralling DR Congo Violence
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda warned Friday against spiralling violence in the volatile...
Philippines’ Duterte Threatens Top Newspaper, Broadcaster
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday described two major media outlets as "sons of whores" and warned them...
ICC Poised To Make First Awards To War Crimes’ Victims
Judges at the International Criminal Court may Friday award the tribunal's first monetary sums to victims of war...