'More than 150' Shebab fighters killed in US drone strike in Somalia
A US drone strike on a Shebab training camp in Somalia over the weekend killed more than 150 fighters who were planning a "large-scale"...
Syria opposition meets as ceasefire efforts intensify
Syria's main opposition umbrella group was meeting in the Saudi capital on Monday as Washington and Moscow worked to secure a ceasefire.
"There is a...
Russian oil chief Sechin: OPEC unity effectively extinct
OPEC is effectively extinct as a united organisation and the time when it could determine global oil market conditions should be forgotten, Igor Sechin,...
EU joins Syria peace talks as sides remain at odds
The EU sent its foreign policy chief to Geneva on Wednesday to breathe new life into Syrian peace talks, as the two sides remained...
United and Iberia airlines pull out of Nigeria
U.S. airline United and Spain's Iberia are pulling out of Nigeria as the government is urged to release more than $600 million in air...
Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef receives France's top honor
The Legion of Honor award wasn't on the official agenda, but President Francois Hollande reportedly awarded France's highest honor to Saudi Arabia's crown prince...
Security concerns send Turkish foreign visitor arrivals tumbling
The number of foreign visitors coming to Turkey tumbled 10 percent in February, the biggest drop in a decade, data showed on Tuesday, as...
Germany to ease deportation rules after Cologne assaults
The German government wants to ease the rules for deporting foreign criminals in the wake of the New Year's Eve assaults in Cologne, two...
Syrian regime planes bomb Kurdish-held city
Syrian government warplanes bombed Kurdish-held areas of the northeastern city of Hasaka on Thursday for the first time in the five-year-old civil war, the...
Iran says Gulf states' moves against Hezbollah will harm Lebanon
Iran warned Thursday that its Gulf Arab rivals were jeopardising Lebanon's stability by blacklisting the leading force behind its government, Hezbollah, as a terror...
