Khamenei expresses ‘pessimism’ after nuclear deal
AP, Tehran :Iran’s top leader on Tuesday called for vigilance in ensuring that world powers meet their commitments under a newly implemented nuclear deal while...
International
Syrian army – IS fighting cost 190 lives
Reuters, Beirut :The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights group said scores of Syrian government forces have been killed in three days of fighting with Islamic...
Rights abuses in Israeli settlements
AFP, Jerusalem :Companies operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank contribute to “an inherently unlawful and abusive system” violating Palestinian rights and should...
Cynicism dominates Arab thought leaders` views of Iran
Al Jazeera News :A poll of Arab opinion formers has found that 90 percent believe that relations between Iran and Arab countries are worse than...
Ethiopia drought ‘as bad for children as Syria’s war’
Al Jazeera News :The UN says the worst drought in 30 years in Ethiopia means 400,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and more...
Berlin, Brussels` shock tactic on migrants
Reuters, Brussels :The Germans, founders and funders of the postwar union, shut their borders to refugees in a bid for political survival by the chancellor...
Gloves come off as Democrat candidates spar at debate
Al Jazeera News :In their final debate before the Iowa caucuses, the gloves came off between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.Shouting over each other at...
Airstrike hits police facility in Yemen, 20 killed
The Hindu :An airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition targeted a building used by police in Yemen’s capital, Sana’a, killing at least 20 people and wounding...
US Jews struggle in the fight for Palestinian rights
Al Jazeera News, New York City :At a memorial for her Jewish mother who died in 2012, Tami Gold put a white scarf she bought...
ISIS kills 300 in eastern Syria
AP, Beirut :Syria’s government said Sunday that Islamic State militants slaughtered 300 people in an “appalling massacre” committed in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour...
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Poland to buy US Patriot missilesReuters, WarsawPoland hopes to buy the American Patriot air and missile defense system, Defence Minister Antoni Macierewicz said on Saturday,...
As Tsai Ing-Wen pledges stronger Taiwan, Beijing watches and waits
AFP, Taipei :As new president Tsai Ing-wen pledges a stronger Taiwan that is proud of its identity, tensions with China are already simmering as Beijing...