Iraqi forces push back IS in Baiji: US military
AFP, Washington :Iraqi forces and militia fighters have rolled back the Islamic State group in the northern town of Baiji and at a nearby oil...
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U.N. hands Libya’s warring factions unity government proposal
Reuters, Skhirat :United Nations negotiators on Monday handed Libya’s warring factions a draft proposal for forming a unity government in an attempt to end a...
Pak Taliban call for jihad in Myanmar
AFP, Waziristan :The Pakistani Taliban on Monday urged Muslims in Myanmar to rise up and fight the country’s rulers, saying the Taliban’s resources and training...
Turkey ruling party weighs options after election blow
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey’s Islamic-rooted ruling party on Monday weighed its future strategy after losing its absolute parliament majority for the first time since winning power...
G7 leaders to stand firm on security threats, Ukraine
AFP, Germany :World leaders at a G7 summit in Germany were on Monday set to present a united front against global security threats ranging from...
Global citizens ‘very concerned’ about climate
AFP, Paris :The widest global effort yet to gauge citizens’ views on climate change showed 79 percent to be “very concerned” about its effects, but...
Backlash grows as Italy migrant arrivals top 50,000
AFP, Rome :Italy’s wealthy North vowed Sunday that it would refuse to accommodate any more migrants as thousands more were rescued in the Mediterranean by...
US Treasury chief defends Iran nuclear deal
AFP, Washington :US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew defended negotiations for a nuclear deal with Iran amid boos during a speech to a pro-Israel audience Sunday.Lew...
Warring Libya factions in ‘decisive’ UN talks
AFP, Skhirat :Libya’s warring factions meet for a new round of “decisive” talks Monday as the UN scrambles for a peace deal before the start...
Yemen’s exiled president plays down coming peace talks
Reuters, Dubai :Yemen’s exiled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has played down next week’s talks in Geneva between his country’s warring parties, saying they will only...
Israel again launches air strike on Gaza
AFP, Jerusalem :The Israeli air force hit the Gaza Strip early today for the second time in three days after new rocket fire from the...
Turks vote in crucial parliamentary polls
AFP, Istanbul :Turks went to the polls Sunday in the most-closely fought legislative elections since the Islamic-rooted ruling party came to power 13 years ago,...