War_Conflict
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills At Least 21
A car bomb exploded in the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least 23 people and wounding 45 others in a mainly Shia...
North Korea Not Afraid of US Military Strike
North Korea said Monday it is not frightened by US threats of possible pre-emptive military action to halt its nuclear...
UN Rejects Saudi-Led Coalition Call To Supervise Yemen Port
The United Nations on Monday rejected a call by the Saudi-led coalition battling rebels in Yemen for the key port of...
Assad Sees Key Russia Role After Syria-Israel Strikes
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday said Russia can play an important role in the crisis following Syria's...
Russia ‘strikes Deal’ With Syrian Kurds To Set Up Base
Russia is setting up a military base in northwestern Syria in agreement with the Syrian-Kurdish YPG armed group that...
IS Bombing Kills At Least 15 In Baghdad
A car bombing on Monday evening in the Iraqi capital Baghdad killed at least 15 people and wounded 33, an interior...
Pentagon Launches Probe After Strike Near Syria Mosque
The US military is probing allegations that a strike targeting Al-Qaeda leaders near a mosque in northern Syria killed...
One More Attacked In UCC Clashes
One more person has suffered severe cutlass wounds in what is believed to be a retaliatory attack after last Friday's...
Trump Wants To Work With Palestinians, Says Official
US President Donald Trump sees Mahmud Abbas as a "strategic partner" and the Palestinian leader wants to engage with...
Bahrain Charges Opposition Figure With ‘inciting Hatred’
Bahraini liberal opposition figure Ibrahim Sharif was charged on Monday with "inciting hatred" against the regime with...
UN Wants Probe Into Refugee Boat Attack Off Yemen
The United Nations called Monday for an inquiry into last week's attack on a boat off Yemen's coast that killed 42...
Syria Kurds Say Will Get Training From Russian Forces
Russia's military will train Kurdish forces in Syria, a spokesman said Monday, in the first agreement of its kind with...
Israel Says It Foiled Syrian Ballistic Missile Threat
A senior army officer said Monday that Israel had fired its Arrow missile at a Syrian rocket which posed a "ballistic...
NATO Chief To Visit US For First Time Since Trump Elected
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg headed for Washington on Monday for the first time since US President Donald Trump was...
Sri Lanka Ex-Leader’s Brother ‘led Death Squad’
Former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gotabhaya directed a top-secret death squad which targeted...
Iraq Forces Push Into Old Mosul As Thousands Trapped
Iraqi forces battled Islamic State group fighters on Monday to push into Mosul's Old City where thousands of civilians...
UNESCO Raises $75.5 Mn To Protect Heritage From War, Terror
Seven countries and an American donor on Monday pledged $75.5 million (70 million euros) to a UNESCO-backed fund aimed...
Pope Begs God’s Forgiveness For Church Sins In Rwanda Genocide
Pope Francis on Monday begged for God's forgiveness for "the sins and failings of the Church and its members"...
Mandela’s Eldest Grandchild Ditches His ANC Party
Nelson Mandela's eldest grandchild has publicly ditched the ruling African National Congress party over its damaging...