Russia accuses US coalition of decimating Raqqa
Al Jazeera News :Russia has accused the US-led coalition of bombing the Syrian city of Raqqa “off the face of the Earth,” in the same...
International
FBI agent reveals life infiltrating extremist groups in America
BBC Online :An active FBI undercover agent has revealed details of his work infiltrating Islamic extremist groups.Tamer El-Noury – one of the agent’s many false...
Catalan party threatens ‘massive’ civil disobedience against Spain
AFP :A far-left Catalan party on Monday threatened “massive civil disobedience” if Spain dismisses the region’s government to stave off its threat to declare independence.The...
Trump’s tougher stance could backfire by boosting Iran’s Guards
Reuters, London :Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a military force with political clout and an industrial empire, stands to benefit from heightened tension between...
Go home, Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
Reuters, Riyadh : U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias and their Iranian advisers who helped Iraq defeat...
Court to sentence whites who shoved black man in coffin
Al Jazeera News :A court is sentencing two white men found guilty of kidnapping, assault and intent to do grievous bodily harm after they shoved...
Catalan leader blasts Spain move to sack separatists
AFP, Barcelona :Spain took drastic measures Saturday to stop Catalonia from breaking away, announcing plans to dismiss its separatist government and call fresh elections in...
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France charges 8 over plot targeting politiciansAFP, ParisFrance has charged eight men, including three minors, following an investigation into far-right activists allegedly plotting to target...
Italy’s 2 richest regions seek more autonomy from Rome
AP, Milan :Voters in the wealthy northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto are heading to the polls to decide if they want to seek...
Tillerson in new bid to ease Gulf crisis
AFP, Riyadh :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is to launch a fresh bid Sunday to ease a crisis between Riyadh and Doha, both allies...
ISIS` end `in sight`, says Trump after historic Raqa victory
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump said Saturday a transition can soon begin to set conditions for lasting peace in Syria now that the end...
Spanish govt to impose direct rule in rebel Catalonia
Reuters, Madrid :The Spanish cabinet was meeting on Saturday to prepare to impose direct rule on Catalonia and thwart a drive by the autonomous region...