US Insists Al-Jinah Raid Targeted Al-Qaeda, Not Mosque
The US has denied hitting a mosque in Syria where activists say dozens of people, mostly civilians, were killed. The ...
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UN Official Resigns Over Israel Apartheid Report
The head of the United Nations' West Asia commission, Rima Khalaf, has resigned over what she described as the pressure ...
DOJ Documents ‘show No Evidence’ To Support Trump’s Wiretap Claims
The US government has no evidence to back up President Donald Trump's claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered intelligence ...
Half of Washington’s Cherry Blossoms Dead After Cold Snap
This week's bitter cold snap killed about half of Washington's beloved cherry blossoms, and the survivors are now expected to ...
Trump Repeats Charge That Obama Ordered Wiretaps Against Him
US President Donald Trump on Friday repeated his charge that predecessor Barack Obama had ordered a wiretap against him, rejecting ...
Syria Raids Targeted ‘advanced’ Hezbollah Arms
Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missile launches, in the most serious incident between the ...
UN Official Says Quitting Over ‘Israel Apartheid’ Report
Jordanian UN official Rima Khalaf announced her resignation Friday, saying the secretary general had asked her to withdraw a report ...
UK Raps White House Over ‘ridiculous’ Trump Spy Claims
The White House will not repeat claims that British spies snooped on Donald Trump, Britain said on Friday after the ...
Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster
A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear ...
Uganda’s Police Spokesman Shot Dead Outside Home
Uganda's second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as ...
Suicide Attacker Targets Bangladesh Army Camp
A man blew himself up on Friday at a camp for Bangladesh's elite security forces, wounding two others, in an ...
US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque Where 46 Killed
The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a ...
Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump
Britain’s communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign. The ...
Palestinian Police Wage War On Stolen Israeli Car Traffic
At the police officer's gesture, the bulldozer smashes its shovel into a blue Hyundai -- the latest of thousands of ...
Trump, Xi Eye Mar-A-Lago Summit
The United States and China are finalizing plans for a summit between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago ...
World Bank Indirectly Backs Harmful SE Asian Projects
World Bank investments in commercial financial institutions are indirectly allowing land-grabs, evictions and pollution in Southeast Asia, a watchdog group ...
US Claims Deadly Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque
The US military said it carried out a deadly air strike on an Al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and would ...
Britain’s GCHQ Agency Denies Wiretapping Donald Trump
Britain's communications intelligence agency GCHQ has issued a statement denying it wiretapped Donald Trump during the US presidential campaign. The ...
UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts
US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding ...
Senate Intelligence Panel Rejects Trump Wiretap Claim
There are "no indications" that Trump Tower was under surveillance by the US government before or after the election, a ...