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...
Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded
About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources...
Syria peace deal elusive as ever in wake of Islamic State attacks
Hundreds of innocent people have been killed in spectacular attacks claimed by Islamic State militants from Syria, but diplomats say major powers are no...
Gantz forms government on Monday
On Sunday, Israel's president, Reuven Rivlin, asked ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, calling for an end to a year of political...
Russia says black box from warplane downed by Turkey 'unreadable'
Investigators in Moscow said on Monday they were unable to retrieve information from the damaged black box of a Russian warplane shot down by...
Saudi plans spending cuts, reforms to shrink budget deficit
Saudi Arabia, its finances hit by low oil prices, announced plans to shrink a record state budget deficit with spending cuts, reforms to energy...
Turkish, Greek military talks at NATO postponed to Sept.10 -sources
ANKARA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Talks between Turkish and Greek officials at NATO headquarters on how to avoid military escalation in the eastern Mediterranean...
Tennis – Anderson socked by Jack in Auckland
Jack Sock started a new tradition at the Auckland Classic on Thursday, one the 23-year-old hopes will become his trademark as he carves out...
Major powers fail to agree new date for Syria peace talks
Major power foreign ministers failed to agree a new date to resume Syrian peace talks at a meeting on Tuesday, and the opposition said...
Sheikh Salman submits candidacy papers to FIFA
The president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain, has formally entered the race to become FIFA...
