16 dead, many critically wounded in Chibok, Nigeria
Multiple suicide bombings have killed 15 civilians and a soldier and the toll is expected to rise among those critically wounded in Chibok, community...
Iraqi Kurd leader: 'Time has come' for statehood referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani has declared that the "time has come" for the country's Kurds to hold a referendum on statehood, a move...
Singapore deports Indonesians accused of heading to join ISIS
Singapore has deported four suspected Indonesian extremists allegedly heading to Syria to fight with the Islamic State (ISIS) group, authorities said Tuesday.
The four, who...
Egyptian student faces deportation over Trump threat
An Egyptian flight student is expected to appear in immigration court Friday to determine whether he should be deported after being investigated by federal...
Sudanese to be deported by Jordan await fate near airport
Hundreds of Sudanese asylum seekers slated for deportation have spent a night near Jordan's international airport, as the U.N. refugee agency urged Jordan not...
UN envoy says up to big powers to bring about Syria ceasefire
The U.N. special envoy to Syria on Monday handed the responsibility of agreeing ceasefires across Syria to major powers, saying his remit was only...
Turkey and Iran seek to 'manage differences', boost trade
Turkey and Iran, two countries on opposite sides of Syria's civil war, must develop a "common perspective" in order to end sectarian strife in...
Saudi Arabia to continue energy investments despite oil price drop- Naimi
Oct 2 Saudi Arabia is continuing with its investments in the oil and gas industry even with the current drop in oil prices, the...
Syria airstrikes may have killed French jihadists: French official
French air strikes in Syria may have killed French jihadists, a source close to Prime Minister Manuel Valls said Monday, although the defence ministry...
Indian ruling party official urges Muslims to give up eating beef
The head of an Indian state belonging to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party has urged the country's minority Muslims to stop eating beef...
