Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down...
'Nothing new' from Russia-Turkey talks on downed fighter jet
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he had heard "nothing new" from his Turkish counterpart on Thursday after the first high-level bilateral contact between...
Denmark looks set to reject more EU integration
Danes looked set to reject adopting certain European Union rules on Thursday in a referendum that tested for the first time in 15 years...
Saudi backs deal that would make Assad ally Lebanon's president
Saudi Arabia lent its backing on Thursday to a power-sharing plan that would make a family friend of Syria's Bashar al-Assad president of Lebanon,...
Saudi says it hopes Lebanese presidency filled soon
Saudi Arabia backs a Lebanese proposal that would result in Suleiman Franjieh becoming president of Lebanon after an 18-month presidential vacuum, and hopes it...
Kerry says raids not enough after UK strikes ISIS
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned that ISIS would not be defeated by air strikes alone after British bombers made their first strikes...
Russia and Turkey refuse to back down in row over jet downing
Russia sent an advanced missile system to Syria on Wednesday to protect its jets operating there and pledged its air force would keep flying...
Al-Qaeda fighters quit Yemen town of Jaar, still in Zinjibar
Al Qaeda fighters who fought their way into the southern Yemeni town of Jaar on Wednesday have withdrawn and police are back in control, although...
Murky dealings : Does Turkey really get its oil from Islamic State?
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has suggested that the decision by Turkey to shoot down a Russian military aircraft a week ago was "dictated...
Saudi floats idea to lift oil prices, Iran and Russia reject cuts
Saudi Arabia appears to have floated the idea of a global deal to balance oil markets and lift prices from around the lowest levels...
