President Mugabe donates 300 cows to African Union
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has donated 300 cattle to the African Union to help it become less dependent on outside donors, a legislator said...
40 killed as Syria government rockets hit Damascus suburb
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Forty people were killed on Friday when rockets fired by Syrian government forces crashed into a market in a rebel-held area outside Damascus, a...
UN rights council scorecard: 5 Israel resolutions, Syria 2
Nine months ago, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley stormed the United Nations' top human rights body demanding an end to what she said is its...
Europe's leading human rights court upholds France's ban on headscarves
Europe’s leading human rights court upheld France’s ban on headscarves in the case of a social worker who was fired because she refused to...
Saudia Airlines says bomb threat on flight is a hoax
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia), said a bomb scare that grounded its Riyadh-bound flight from Madrid on Thursday was a false alarm.
"It's just another hoax...
Saudi-led coalition will work to avoid Yemen civilian deaths
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen regrets civilian deaths, which it says are unintentional, and is improving its targeting mechanisms with Western help, the...
Kerry and Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join...
Iran & Ukraine – Flight Recorders
An Iranian official announced on Saturday that Iran will send the black box flight recorders from the Ukrainian jetliner that it accidentally shot down...
Kuwait signs $2.8 billion military and provisional deals with France
Kuwait signed 2.5 billion euros ($2.8 bn) worth of military fixed and provisional deals led by the purchase of 24 Airbus-built Caracal helicopters, the...
Egypt court jails belly dancer for debauchery in social media crackdown
CAIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A high-profile Egyptian belly-dancer, Sama el-Masry, was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,500)...
