Switzerland agrees to extradite official in FIFA case
Switzerland’s justice ministry says it granted a US request to extradite Venezuelan football official Rafael Esquivel in a FIFA bribery investigation.
The justice department says...
Judge drops Saudi Arabia from Sept. 11 lawsuit
Saudi Arabia was dismissed Tuesday as a defendant in lawsuits brought by the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks by a judge...
Turkish-backed rebels advance on Kurdish-held Syrian town
Turkish forces and allied Syrian rebels battling Kurdish militia in northern Syria advanced on Saturday to within just a few kilometres of the flashpoint...
Iraqi cleric Sadr meets pro-Iran Amiri after election win
Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose political bloc was declared the winner of Iraq's parliamentary election, met Hadi al-Amiri, leader of a pro-Iran bloc, on...
Amid talks with Israel, UAE pursuit of stealth jets rumbles in background
Al DHAFRA AIRBASE, Abu Dhabi, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Amid historic normalisation talks between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, American officials spent a...
Bolt skips Brussels meet to focus on 2016 Olympics
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt will skip the season-ending Diamond League meet in Brussels Friday to enjoy a break after storming to treble gold...
GCC plans to issue Schengen-model visas to foreign tourists
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are now conducting intensive studies to issue joint Schengen-model visas to foreign tourists.
“The project is still under...
Israeli army says tear gas, not beating, killed Palestinian
The Israel military says an initial inquiry suggests that a Palestinian whose beating by soldiers was caught on video may have died from tear...
Tensions grow as Bosnian authorities crack down on migrants
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tensions are growing in the northwestern Bosnia after local authorities launched a widespread crackdown on thousands of migrants stranded in...
U.S. Treasury official warns allies of Iran’s financial dealings
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday called on U.S. allies, partners and the private sector to work harder to ensure Iran does not exploit...
