About 20 killed in strikes on ISIS in Iraq’s Mosul
About 20 people, including at least 12 civilians, were killed on Monday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, in two air strikes that...
UAE says ready to commit troops to fight Syria jihadists
The United Arab Emirates has said it is ready to commit ground troops against jihadists in Syria and described Russian air strikes in the...
Lebanese ex-MP arrested in Gaddafi son kidnap case
Judicial officials say an arrest warrant has been issued for a former Lebanese MP over his alleged involvement in the kidnapping of late Libyan...
Civilian death toll in Syria’s Ghouta rises to 800
More than two weeks of ferocious bombardment of Syria's rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta have left 800 civilians dead, a monitoring group said Tuesday...
Syrian army attacks Aleppo as UN envoy meets government
The Syrian army threatened rebel supply lines into the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday as a U.N. envoy met government representatives to try...
Floods in northern Afghanistan leave at least 100 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people and injured scores of others as heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and...
Oil squeeze spreads from Gulf states to banks
Low oil prices are forcing Gulf states to borrow to prop up their economies and are now taking their toll on the region's banks...
Oil prices may reach $20, Saudi not willing to cut output
OPEC is determined to keep pumping oil vigorously despite the resulting financial strain even on the policy's chief architect, Saudi Arabia, alarming weaker members...
Kingdom Saudi Arabia’s step to stabilize oil market
As a step to stabilize the oil market, leading world crude exporter Saudi Arabia on Thursday made a call for a meeting of the...
Blast at government office in Pakistan kills 21
A suicide bomber attacked a government office in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 70, officials said.
A Pakistani...
