Germany’s Merkel Tells Erdogan Turkey Needs Strong Parliament
ISTANBUL, May 23 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she had told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan…
Four Killed in Latest Shelling Across Disputed Kashmir Border
MUZAFFARABAD/SRINIGAR, Pakistan, Nov 9 – Four people were killed on Tuesday in exchanges of fire between India and…
Greenhouse Gases Milestone Shows Need for Action – WMO
OSLO/GENEVA, Oct 24 – Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a…
Egyptian Court Recommends Death Penalty for Journalists, Mursi Verdict Postponed
CAIRO, May 8 – An Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged…
Charlotte Protesters Keep Marching After Police Release Shooting Video
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 25 – Nearly a week of recurring protests over the police killing of a black…
Italians, Canadian Kidnapped in Libyan Desert
TRIPOLI, Sept 20 – Two Italians and a Canadian have been kidnapped in Libya’s southwestern desert, possibly by…
Deadly Bangladesh Blaze Shows Up Safety Gaps Three Years After Factory Collapse
DHAKA, Oct 13 – Bangladesh’s safety inspectors twice extended an operating licence at a food and cigarette packaging…
Mosul Old City Residents Spend Hungry and Fearful Ramadan Under Daesh Rule
BAGHDAD, June 15 – For Salam, a resident in the Daesh-held Old City ofMosul, the holy fasting month…
Cholera Outbreak Spreading in Yemen – WHO
SANAA, Oct 11 – More cases of cholera have been registered in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, a World…
U.S. Weighs Tougher Response to Russia over Syria Crisis
WASHINGTON, Sept 29 – Obama administration officials have begun considering tougher responses to the Russian-backed Syrian government assault…
World Court Rejects Marshall Islands Suit Seeking Nuclear Disarmament
AMSTERDAM, Oct 5 – The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected suits filed by the tiny Marshall…
Cambodia Tribunal Charges Former Khmer Rouge Cadre With Genocide
BANGKOK, Dec 9 (Reuters) – An international judge at a tribunal in Cambodia on Friday charged a former…
In Egyptian Village, Attack on Christian Grandmother Fuels Anger
ALKARM, Egypt, May 30 – Soad Thabet’s house no longer has a door. Inside, its walls are blackened…
Suspected Car Bomb Kills at least 10 People in Somali Capital
MOGADISHU, Nov 26 – A suspected car bomb killed at least 10 people when it exploded at a…
Syrians Begin Returning Home, Two Weeks into Turkish Offensive
ISTANBUL, Sep8 – A group of 292 Syrians went back to the Syrian town of Jarablus from Turkey…
Muslim Funeral in Muhammad Ali’s Hometown Draws Thousands
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 9 – A Muslim funeral for Muhammad Ali on Thursday drew thousands of admirers to…
Saudi Interior Ministry Names Qatif, Medina Bombers; Suspects Arrested
DOHA, July 8  – Saudi Arabia said a suicide bomber who attacked Prophet Mohammed’s Mosque in the city…
Pakistani Man Charged With Blasphemy Over Shoes With Hindu Symbol
ISLAMABAD, June 20 – Pakistani police arrested a man under the majority-Muslim country’s strict blasphemy laws on Monday…
American Journalist, Translator Killed in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH/KABUL, Afghanistan, June 6 – A veteran American photojournalist and a translator working for NPR were killed…
Turkish military, U.S.-led Coalition Launch Operation to Sweep Daesh from Syria Town
ISTANBUL/KARKAMIS, Turkey, Aug 24 – Turkish special forces units and jets supported by warplanes from the U.S.-led coalition…
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Starts Hearings to Decide PM’s Future
ISLAMABAD, July 17 – Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday began hearings that will decide the future of Prime…
EU Welcomes Bold Turkey Plan to Stop Migrants, Defers Decision
BRUSSELS, March 8 – European Union leaders welcomed Turkey’s offer on Monday to take back all migrants who…
Republican National Security Experts: Trump Would Be ‘Dangerous’ President
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 – Fifty prominent Republican national security officials, including a former CIA director, on Monday called…
Passengers to Sue Boeing over Emirates Crash at Dubai Airport
Passengers on an Emirates flight that crash landed in Dubai in August last year are suing the aircraft’s…
Lebanon Finally Ready to Elect a President
BEIRUT, Oct 31 – Twenty-six years after being forced from Lebanon’s presidential palace and into exile by the Syrian…
Turkey’s Erdogan Chastises U.S. Over Support for Syrian Kurds
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 10 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided the United States for its support…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Question U.S. Sailors, Dismiss Talk of Prompt Release
DUBAI, Jan 13 – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday it was interrogating 10 American sailors it had…
Iran Holds 10 American Sailors; U.S. Expects Their Prompt Return
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Jan 13 – Iran detained 10 U.S. sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats in the Gulf on…
Cruz Exits Republican Race, Leaves Himself A Path Forward
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 4 – U.S. Republican Ted Cruz carefully left the door open to a future run for president on Tuesday…
Air France Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya After Bomb Scare
NAIROBI, Dec 20 – An Air France flight from Mauritius diverted and made an emergency landing at Kenya’s…