Somalia investigates possible bomb blast on airliner
Al Jazeera News:Investigators were examining the cause of an explosion that blew a large hole in the fuselage of a commercial aircraft, forcing an emergency...
International
UN scrambles to sustain Syria talks; Russia vows to crush ‘terrorists’
Reuters, Geneva :The United Nations strained to keep faltering Syrian peace talks alive on Wednesday as Damascus tried to press home gains against rebels and...
Dozens killed in Yemen as army moves towards Sanaa
Al Jazeera News :Battles intensified on Wednesday northeast of Yemen’s capital as forces loyal to the president backed by Saudi-led coalition air strikes killed more...
ISIL shelling kills more Iraqi soldiers in Ramadi
Al Jazeera News :Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) continued their counter-assault against Iraqi forces in Ramadi, killing at least...
Rio Olympics ‘to go ahead’ despite Zika virus outbreak
Al Jazeera News :The Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will not be cancelled and the mosquito-borne virus will not affect the Games, the International Olympic...
Malala’s school among 8 in UK get terror threat
Times Of India, London :Eight schools across the UK today received bomb attack threats, including one attended by Pakistani teenage activist and Nobel Laureate Malala...
UN announces start of Syria peace talks as government troops advance
Reuters, Geneva :The United Nations announced the formal start of peace talks for Syria on Monday and urged world powers to push for a ceasefire...
ISIL suicide bomber kills Iraqi troops near Ramadi
Al Jazeera News :Fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group killed 18 Iraqi soldiers in a suicide car attack north...
Trump goes down
Reuters, Des Moines :U.S. Senator Ted Cruz soundly defeated billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa’s Republican nominating contest on Monday, upending the party’s presidential race and...
Newborns dying amid siege on Yemeni city
AL Jazeera News :Taiz, Yemen – Last month, Hani Mansour took his wife, who was expecting their first child, to the Republican Hospital in the...
Over 10,000 migrant children missing: Europol
AFP, The Hague :Over 10,000 unaccompanied migrant children have disappeared in Europe, the EU police agency Europol said Sunday, fearing many have been whisked into...
News In Brief
Britain and EU hold talks on ‘Brexit’ dealAFP, BrusselsEuropean Union and British diplomats held “intensive” talks in Brussels on Monday in a race against time...