The Latest: UN warns of surge in attacks on Syrian civilians
The Latest on the Syria conflict (all times local):
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The U.N.'s deputy humanitarian chief says attacks on civilians in Syria and their homes,...
Turkey opposition journalists demand acquittal in terror trial
Defence lawyers for journalists from one of Turkey's biggest opposition newspapers on Wednesday called for their acquittal of terror-related charges in a case...
Iraq’s move to rush oil bidding could deter some firms
Iraq is opening more of its untapped oil and gas resources to foreign developers, hoping to boost revenues after its costly war with the...
Israeli policeman gets 9 months for killing Palestinian teen
An Israeli court sentenced a border policeman to nine months in prison on Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a stone-throwing teenage Palestinian protester...
Turkey’s Erdogan will campaign in a European city for June elections
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was expecting to hold a campaign rally in a European city next month ahead of June...
Syrian gov’t plans to retake north Homs from rebels next-minister
The Syrian government plans to recover an opposition-held pocket north of Homs city soon after it completes surrender deals with armed groups around the...
Afghan official: Taliban attack in east kills 4 policemen
An Afghan official says a Taliban attack has killed four local policemen and wounded seven in eastern Ghazni province.
Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial...
Iran says Europe must not pay Trump ‘ransom’ over nuclear deal
A top Iranian official on Tuesday welcomed European powers' efforts to salvage a historic nuclear deal, but warned they should not simply hand over...
Israel demolishes home of Palestinian accused of killing settler
Israeli forces on early Tuesday demolished the West Bank house of a Palestinian accused of involvement in the killing of a settler in...
Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years
An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted the country's former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in...
