War_Conflict
Libya Rocket Attack Kills Five On Tripoli Beach
A rocket hit a beach in Tripoli killing five people, including at least one child, and wounding 25 others, the Libyan...
With Alaska In NKorean Range, Few Options For Trump
North Korea's test-firing of a missile apparently capable of reaching Alaska underlines the shrinking options for US...
Iran Guards Chief Calls Saudi ‘terrorist State’
The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday described Saudi Arabia as a "terrorist state" as he announced his...
North Korea Missile Test: Russia and China Urge Freeze In Launches
Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have...
EU To Consider Additional NKorea Sanctions After Missile Test
The European Union on Tuesday warned it may consider additional sanctions against North Korea after it carried out what...
Fire Kills Child In Syria Refugee Camp In Lebanon
A child died and several people were injured when a fire broke out in a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon Tuesday, rescue...
McCain Calls For Pakistani ‘cooperation’ Against Extremists
US Senator John McCain visited Kabul Tuesday and warned neighbouring Pakistan that Washington was counting on its...
Russia, China Urge Freeze On N.Korea Missile Tests and US Exercises
Russia and China on Tuesday called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korean nuclear and missile tests and military...
Police Start To Withdraw From Restive Morocco Cities
Moroccan security forces have begun withdrawing from the restive northern cities of Al-Hoceima and Imzouren, which have...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
Niger Jihadists Kidnap 37 Women, Nine People Killed
Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Sri Lanka Ends Decades-Long Occupation of Tamil Port
Sri Lanka's military said Tuesday it has ended its occupation of a major fishing harbour after 27 years and allowed...
Nigeria’s Igbo Leaders Reject Call For Biafra State
Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...
Supreme Court Backs Martial Law In Southern Philippines
The Philippines' Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's enforcement of martial law across the...
Barefoot and Alone, Children Flee Brutal S. Sudan War
Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and following...
ICC To Rule If S. Africa Broke Rules By Not Arresting Sudan’s Bashir
War crimes judges will Thursday hand down an eagerly anticipated ruling on whether South Africa flouted international...
Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights...