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US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...

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US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...

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Trump Meets Wary NATO and EU In ‘hellhole’ Brussels

Donald Trump meets NATO and EU leaders on Thursday in the city he once derided as a "hellhole", with nervous allies...

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Jury Out On North Korea Link To Ransomware Attack

Was North Korea behind the ransomware epidemic that hit global computer networks earlier this month? That's the subject...

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Bahrain Warns Protesters After Deadly Crackdown

Bahrain on Wednesday warned people against holding protests a day after police shot dead five demonstrators in the home...

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No Increase In Civilian Deaths Under Trump

A top US Air Force official on Wednesday denied claims that civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria are soaring under...

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Ariana Grande Returns To US After Attack

Pop star Ariana Grande has flown back to her home in Florida after a suicide attack at her concert in Manchester killed...

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Israeli Defence Minister Says Uneasy Over US-Saudi Arms Deal

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday he was uneasy over a massive US-Saudi arms deal announced at...

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ICC Prosecutor Says C. Africa Bloodshed ‘must Stop Now’

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Tuesday called for an immediate halt to the renewed sectarian...

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UN Seeks Security For Syria Gas Attacks Investigators

The United Nations is working to obtain security assurances needed to dispatch an international team of experts to the...

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Prominent Egypt Rights Lawyer Detained

A former Egyptian presidential candidate and rights lawyer who challenged the government for handing over islands to...

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EC Officials Frustrated As IT System Breaks Down

The IT system of the Electoral Commission has broken down for the past two weeks, StarrFMonline.com has learnt. As a...

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Morocco Fishermen Decry ‘El Negro’ Dolphin Attacks

In Morocco's northern port city of Al-Hoceima, fishermen are clamouring for state support for a struggling sector which...

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S. Korea Fires Warning Shots At Object Flown From N. Korea

South Korea fired warning shots Tuesday at a flying object that entered the country's airspace from North Korea across...

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Trump Says Never Mentioned Israel When Providing Info To Russia

US President Donald Trump sought to defend himself against criticism that he provided Israeli intelligence to Russia as...

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Israel In Rare Overture To Palestinians ‘at Trump Request’

Israeli ministers have approved measures aimed at improving the Palestinian economy and facilitating crossings, rare...

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Trump Visits Israel Amid Tight Security

US President Donald Trump is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories, as he continues his Middle East trip. He...

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Bangladesh ‘militants’ Surrender After Facebook Plea

Five young Bangladeshis accused of being Islamist militants surrendered to authorities Sunday, an official said, after...

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Trump Seeks To Win Over Muslim Leaders With Islam Speech

US President Donald Trump tells 50 Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia Sunday of his "hopes for a peaceful vision of Islam"...