CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia
CIA chief John Brennan said on Sunday he expects 28 classified pages of a U.S. congressional report into the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on...
Yemen PM rejects cabinet reshuffle ordered by president
Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah rejected a cabinet reshuffle ordered on Tuesday by President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a senior government official said, another sign...
Russia and U.S. make way for Syria meeting after Kerry Moscow talks
Russia and the United States see enough common ground on Syria for world powers to meet on the troubled country's peace process in New...
China says aims for balance in Middle East feud
China intends to retain a balanced stance in the Middle East, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Monday, as President Xi Jinping prepared to...
Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed by terrorists seeking to...
Jew stabs four Arabs in southern Israel
A Jewish suspect stabbed and wounded four Arabs in southern Israel on Friday, police said, in the first such attack after a spate of...
Philippines’ Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a bill giving greater autonomy to a Muslim minority in the country’s south, ending...
Bangladesh lifts ban on Facebook
Bangladesh lifted a ban on Facebook on Thursday, three weeks after blocking it in anticipation of protests after the Supreme Court upheld death penalties...
Iran detains US sailors after craft stopped in the Gulf
Iran has detained 10 US sailors after their vessels were stopped in the Gulf, a US official told press agencies.
"We lost contact with two...
US airstrikes hit Somalia Al-Shabab training camp
U.S. airstrikes bombarded an al-Shabab training camp in Somalia Saturday, killing more than 150 militant fighters who were preparing to launch a large-scale attack,...
