Putin blasts US for 'unconstructive position' on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted Washington for being "unconstructive" on Syria after the Kremlin said the United States had declined to host...
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...
Ex-Guantanamo prisoners suspected of rejoining militants increases
The number of former Guantanamo Bay prison inmates who are suspected of having returned to fighting for militants doubled to 12 in the six...
Syria troops advance against ISIS in Homs province
The Syrian army recaptured a town and village in the central province of Homs from ISIS on Monday, state media and a monitoring group...
Chemical weapons inspectors visit second site in Syria town
Chemical weapons inspectors collected samples Wednesday from a new location in the Syrian town of Douma, their second visit to the area that was...
Former spy chief was sworn in as Iraq’s next prime minister
After weeks of tense political negotiations as the country faces a severe economic crisis spurred by the Coronavirus pandemic, Iraq’s former spy chief was...
Platini says he wants to tone down politics at FIFA
Michel Platini wants politics to play a lesser role at FIFA if he is elected its next president.
Platini is the front-runner to replace Sepp...
Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins Iraq election
A political bloc led by populist Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq,...
IMF and other G20 finance VIPs urge action on reforms
Officials at a global finance meeting Friday in Shanghai urged governments to speed up promised job-creating reforms instead of relying on stimulus to perk...
Iran recovers black box from Turkish plane crash killing 11
Investigators on Monday found the "black box" from a Turkish private jet that crashed in an Iranian mountain range on its way from...
