Germany rejects own spy agency's criticism of Saudi Arabia
The German government on Friday rejected the findings of a damning report on Saudi Arabia by its own spy agency and called Riyadh a...
ISIS suffers double blow as Ramadi falls
U.S.-led forces have killed 10 Islamic State leaders in air strikes, including individuals linked to the Paris attacks, a U.S. spokesman said, dealing a...
Iran moves assets in successful test of lifting of sanctions
Iran has successfully transferred some of its formerly frozen assets in order to ensure that financial sanctions have been fully lifted in accordance with...
Aid airdrops to Syria's besieged are 'too dangerous'
As images and reports of starvation in besieged Syrian communities drew an international outcry and two rare aid convoys this month, an urgent question...
Thousand migrants trying to push through Greece’s land and sea borders
As Athens trying with help from the European Union to seal off its eastern land and sea frontiers, thousands of migrants searched for ways...
Russian ground troops won't take part in battlefield operations in Syria: Admiral said
Russia is not conducting operations in Syria involving its own ground troops and will not do so, Admiral Vladimir Komoyedov, the head of the...
Putin: Russia ready to support Syrian opposition in fight with Islamic State
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia is ready to support Syria's opposition with air strikes in their fight against Islamic State.
"I...
IMF gives China's currency prized reserve asset status
The International Monetary Fund admitted China's yuan into its benchmark currency basket on Monday, in a victory for Beijing's campaign for recognition as a...
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria's Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month
The U.N. Children's Fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged western Syrian town of Madaya, where local...
Trump says Muslims not doing enough to prevent attacks
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Muslims were failing to report suspicious activity and they must do more to help prevent attacks such...
