Obama says US not losing against Islamic State
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama described the loss of key Iraqi territory to Islamic State as a tactical setback, while insisting the war against...
International
US vows to continue patrols after China warns spy plane
Reuters, Washington :The United States vowed on Thursday to keep up air and sea patrols in international waters after the Chinese navy repeatedly warned a...
`War crimes` rampant in Ukraine: AI
AFP, Kiev :Amnesty International on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of torture and pro-Russian rebels of even more serious war crimes such as summary executions committed...
IS seizes Syria`s ancient city Palmyra
AFP, Beirut :Islamic State fighters in Syria have entered the ruins of Palmyra after taking complete control of the historic city, a group monitoring the...
US embassy in Cuba likely to operate in restrictive environment
Reuters, Washington :A new U.S. embassy in Havana is likely to operate with controls on staff travel and other restrictions similar to those on American...
Iraqi forces thwart third Islamic State attack east of Ramadi
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraqi forces said they thwarted a third attempt by Islamic State militants to break through their defensive lines east of the city of...
US declassifies documents recovered in Bin Laden raid
Reuters, Washington :United States intelligence officials on Wednesday released documents they said were recovered during the 2011 raid on a compound in Pakistan where US...
Netanyahu renews support for two-state solution with Palestinians
Reuters, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed his commitment on Wednesday to a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after backtracking on that pledge...
Street clashes, gunfire erupt again in Burundi capital
Reuters, Bujumbura :Street battles and gunfire erupted again in the Burundi capital on Thursday as protesters against President Pierre Nkurunziza rejected his calls for calm...
Iran rules out nuclear inspections of military sites
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday ruled out allowing nuclear inspectors to visit military sites or to question scientists, state media...
China illegally fishing in Africa, Greenpeace study finds
AFP, Beijing :Chinese companies have been illegally fishing off the coast of West Africa, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said in a study Wednesday, at times...