Cautious steps as Libya's new government moves into Tripoli
Troops in balaclavas guard the gate and foreign diplomats arrive daily with offers of aid at Tripoli's Abusita naval base, where Libya's new U.N.-backed...
Ex-employee kills 19 in Japan care home knife attack
A former employee went on knife rampage at a Japanese centre for the disabled on Tuesday, leaving 19 people dead and 25 injured in...
Saudi murderer punished in Makkah
Abdulrahman al-Asmari was executed in the holy city of Makkah following his conviction for killing a fellow Saudi, the interior ministry said.
Asmari stabbed the...
Saudi plans tripling of umrah visas: reports
Saudi Arabia is planning to triple the number of visas it issues for Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage, reports said on Monday, less than three...
Photo of drowned Syrian boy sparks outcry
A photo of a toddler’s lifeless body washed ashore on a Turkish beach after a migrant boat sank has sparked an international outcry on...
Iran urges oil producers to keep discussing freeze, says it can't sign up
Iran urged other oil producers on Monday to continue talks on an output freeze to prop up crude prices, but insisted it was justified...
10 killed in Baghdad Shiite mosque suicide blast
Iraqi security officials say a suicide blast and a roadside bomb have targeted a Shite mosque in a southern Baghdad neighborhood, killing 10 people.
Police...
Iraqi premier dismisses offer to freeze Kurdish vote results
Haider al-Abadi's office released the comments as the prime minister met with Iranian officials in Tehran, including the Islamic Republic's supreme leader.
The timing shows...
Powerful Iraq Shi'ite cleric says PM's position at stake unless he reforms
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi must take decisive action to root out corruption and implement promised reforms or risk losing power, prominent Shi'ite cleric...
Emirati Soldier & Aid Worker killed in Yemen
ADEN, Oct 17 (Reuters) - A soldier and an aid worker from the United Arab Emirates have been killed in Yemen where their country...
