New clashes hit Tunisia town as thousands mourn
Fresh clashes in Tunisia's Ben Guerdane area near the Libyan border left 10 jihadists and a soldier dead as thousands attended funerals Wednesday for...
Law firm says "Panama Papers" data hack was external
The Panamanian lawyer at the center of a data leak scandal that has embarrassed a clutch of world leaders said on Tuesday that his...
Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran and Hezbollah
A Kuwaiti court sentenced two men accused of spying for Iran and Hezbollah to death on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.
The case also included...
To protest injustice, Bin Laden doctor launches hunger strike in Pakistan
The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA track and kill Osama bin Laden has launched a hunger strike from his prison cell, his lawyer...
Turkish shelling near hospital in northern Syria kills 1
Shells hit the center of a Syrian Kurdish enclave on Tuesday where Turkey is carrying out an offensive, landing near the area's only hospital...
Fight against ISIS dominates as world leaders meet in Turkey
U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders arrived in Turkey on Sunday for a summit that has taken on new urgency after attacks...
U.S.-backed Syrian force vows to take all Manbij from ISIS
An alliance of U.S.-backed Syrian militias vowed on Thursday to drive Islamic State (ISIS) from the town of Manbij and nearby areas in northern...
Qatar forecasts $12.77 billion budget deficit
Energy-rich Qatar has forecast a budget deficit of more than $12 billion in 2016, citing a sharp drop in oil and gas prices, local...
Saudi crown prince says reforms aimed at ‘cancer’ of corruption
Saudi Arabia's crown prince says the anti-corruption drive launched late last year is the "shock therapy" his kingdom needs to root out widespread graft.
"You...
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit Beijing this week
The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides...
