British Prime Minister seeking vote to carry out Syria airstrikes
British Prime Minister David Cameron has not dropped plans to seek parliamentary support to bomb Islamist militants in Syria, a source in his office...
Theresa May to take over as British PM to deliver Brexit
Theresa May will take over the job of British prime minister from David Cameron on Wednesday and form a government with the monumental tasks...
Key powers considering federal division of Syria
Major powers close to U.N.-brokered peace talks on Syria are discussing the possibility of a federal division of the war-torn country that would maintain...
Scottish nationalists to oppose any UK airstrikes in Syria
Scottish National Party (SNP) lawmakers, who form the third-largest bloc in the British parliament, will oppose any move by Prime Minister David Cameron to...
Turkey demands that Russia respect its borders
Turkey's prime minister demanded Wednesday that Russia respect Turkey's borders, saying the nation won't "make any concessions" on matters of border security, after two...
Saudi municipal elections sees withdrawal of 120 women candidates
At least 120 female candidates out of a total 1,019 running for Saudi Arabian municipal council elections have withdrawn their candidatures, according to the...
UN faces rival drafts on Iran missiles to Yemen
The UN Security Council on Sunday was considering two draft resolutions on Yemen after Russia put forward a rival text aimed at blocking action...
Israeli PM: Airstrikes dealt ‘severe blows’ to Iran, Syria
Israel's prime minister said Sunday his country delivered "severe blows" to Iranian and Syrian forces and vowed to take further action against its...
Hamburg Islamist knife attacker gets life in prison
A Palestinian jihadist who killed one man and wounded six other people in a German supermarket knife rampage last year was sentenced on Thursday...
Two contractors held in Yemen do not work for United Nations
The United Nations said on Monday that two contractors detained by authorities in Yemen's capital Sanaa were not working for the world body, but...
