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...
Activist Afeni Shakur, mother of 2Pac, dies at age 69
Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and fostered his legacy for decades after...
Libya hospital overwhelmed by wounded in anti-ISIS fight
The entrance hall of Misrata's only hospital is crammed with beds reserved for fighters wounded in the battle to oust the Islamic State (ISIS)...
Riyadh finance district project will transfer to Public Investment Fund
Saudi Arabia is to transfer ownership of Riyadh's floundering King Abdullah Financial District to the Public Investment Fund (PIF) from the Public Pension Agency...
Kuwait 's telecom 'Zain' profit's rose in Q4 then took a dive in 2015
Kuwaiti telecoms giant Zain said Wednesday its net profit rose slightly in the fourth quarter but fell sharply in 2015 due to unrest in...
Egypt's Tourism Minister hopes Egypt is still a key player in Arab tourism
Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou stressed the importance of Arab tourism in general with a focus on Egypt, encouraging Arabs to "return to Egyptian...
Gianfranco Zola out as coach of Qatari club Al-Arabi
Former Italy player Gianfranco Zola has been replaced as coach of Qatari club Al-Arabi after one season.
Al-Arabi says on its website that Gerardo Pelusso...
Commons to vote on Syria airstrikes amid Labour infighting
Britain’s parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to approve air strikes against ISIS militants in Syria after months of wrangling over whether enough...
Cleric Moqtada Sadr's supporters defy ban for Baghdad sit-in
Thousands of supporters of prominent Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr defied a government ban Friday to launch sit-ins at the main gates of Baghdad's Green...
UAE armed Libya factions and wooed envoy with job offer
The United Arab Emirates shipped weapons to Libyan factions fighting Islamists while offering a $50,000-month job to the UN envoy negotiating a peace deal...
