Israel delays move to expand Jerusalem over US pressure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under pressure from the United States, Israel has delayed a bill that would connect a number of West Bank settlements to...
Oil reverses gains as focus returns to global oversupply
Oil prices eased on Tuesday, reversing the previous day’s gains, as the risk premium stemming from the Paris attacks faded, and the focus returned...
Russian FM says US trying to ‘divide Syria into parts’
Russia's foreign minister said Saturday the United States is trying to divide Syria.
During a meeting with his counterparts from Iran and Turkey, Sergey Lavrov...
The Latest: Turkish police arrest 6 for social media insults
The Latest on Turkey's presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday (all times local):
10:25 a.m.
Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested six people for...
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in south-western Iran, an associate of Iran's top general...
21 held for theft of SR2m in goods
Riyadh Police have arrested 21 people for a spate of burglaries in the city worth over SR2 million.
The suspects are members of six separate...
Nepal quake rebuilding to take years, new chief says
Tens of thousands of Nepalis left homeless after April's massive earthquake will have to spend years living in temporary shelters, the country's reconstruction chief...
Daesh beheads elderly ex-antiquities chief in Syria’s Palmyra
BEIRUT: The DAESH (Islamic State) group has beheaded the 82-year-old retired chief archaeologist of Palmyra, who refused to leave the ancient city when the...
Indonesia sentences 7 for ISIS links
An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced seven men for conspiring with the Islamic State group, the first time the country has sent anyone to...
Hollande warns of 'total war' if no action taken in Syria
Failure to act in Syria risks stoking a “total war” in the Middle East, French President Francois Hollande said in a landmark speech to...
