Alert on flight to Riyadh, passengers evacuated from plane in Madrid
Passengers on a Saudi Airlines flight from Spain to Riyadh were evacuated from their plane Thursday following an unspecified threat that put Madrid airport...
Kerry demands Russia halt Syria bombing after talks suspended
US Secretary of State John Kerry demanded Thursday that Russia stop bombing the Syrian opposition, implicitly blaming Moscow for the collapse in peace talks.
Speaking...
Saudi Arabia blames Syrian regime for halt of peace talks
Saudi's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that the Syrian government has refused to cooperate with the U.N. envoy at the Syria peace talks and...
Germany says must talk with Russia on humanitarian situation in Syria
German Foreign Minister Frank Walter Steinmeier said on Thursday that talks for a political solution to end the civil war in Syria were difficult,...
UN panel: only half of aid money gets to the needy
Too often only half of the money from donors is getting to the millions of people devastated by conflicts and natural disasters who desperately...
Shell reports 44 percent drop in 4th quarter earnings
Royal Dutch Shell said fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 44 percent as the collapse in oil prices took its toll on another European oil company.
Profit adjusted...
Russia 'regrets' suspension of Syria talks
Russia said Thursday it regretted the suspension of Syrian peace talks and expressed hope the negotiations could continue after the West accused Moscow of...
Obama visits US mosque, says impression of Muslims 'distorted'
President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a...
Drones kill 12 Yemeni militants, including top leader
Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 12 Islamist militants overnight in southern Yemen, residents said on Thursday, including a top al Qaeda commander who...
Oil prices surge on fresh talk of OPEC meeting on glut
Oil prices surged Wednesday on renewed speculation about a potential cut in global production that overshadowed another rise in US crude inventories.
US benchmark West...
