Syrian Kurds set to announce federal system in northern Syria
Kurdish-controlled areas of northern Syria are expected to declare a federal system imminently, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday, taking matters into their own hands...
300 African migrants detained in Libya
A Libyan official with the Islamist-backed government controlling the capital, Tripoli, says they have detained 300 African migrants captured while boarding boats headed to...
Saudi soldier dies in Yemen border mine blast
A landmine has killed a Saudi Arabian soldier patrolling the southern border with Yemen, the interior ministry says.
The blast struck a Border Guard patrol...
Corbyn warns air strikes in Syria could spark terrorism against UK
Jeremy Corbyn has signaled that the UK will become more of a target for terrorist attacks if it joins military action in Syria.
In a...
Iran accepts invitation to Syria peace talks in Vienna
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and three of his deputies will attend multilateral talks on Friday in Vienna that seek to resolve the...
Tunisian tennis player banned 7 years for match-fixing
LONDON (AP) — Tunisian tennis player Majed Kilani has been banned from professional tennis for seven years after the sport's anti-corruption body concluded he...
51 killed in DR Congo machete attack
Civil society groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday said the number of people hacked to death in the restive east this...
Nigeria Boko Haram Militants 'technically defeated' – Buhari said
Nigeria has "technically won the war" against Islamist Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari says.
He told the present press conference attendees that the militant...
Iran cuts Financial Aid to Palestinian Islamic jihad
The Islamic Republic of Iran has cut around 90 per cent of its financial support for the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, pushing it to...
Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Oscar gold
Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio finally snagged Oscars gold on Sunday, 22 years after his first Academy Award nomination -- proving he really is not...
