Iraq forces looted, burned after breaking IS siege: HRW
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi troops and militia looted and burned homes and destroyed villages after breaking the Islamic State group’s months-long siege of a Turkmen town...
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IS extremism fight may take a generation, says Julie Bishop
AFP, Sydney :The battle against the Islamic State group’s extremism may last a generation, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has warned, likening the jihadists to...
Syria claims downing of US drone
AFP, Damascus :Syria’s military shot down a US drone over the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad, state media said on...
Three killed in California shooting
Reuters, California : Three people were killed and four hurt during an apparent drive-by shooting at a corner store in northern California on Tuesday night, police...
Serbia arrests seven over 1995 Srebrenica massacre
AFP, Belgrade :Serbian police on Wednesday detained seven people suspected of taking part in the 1995 Bosnian Srebrenica massacre, in the first arrests by Serbian...
Vietnam calls for `self-restraint` in disputed South China Sea
Reuters, Sydney : Vietnam and Australia called today for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force, an obvious reference...
Netanyahu wins surprise victory in Israel election
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu beat the odds on Wednesday to win a resounding election victory that will likely deepen tensions with the...
Israelis vote in tight race after last-ditch Netanyahu plea
AFP, Jerusalem :Israelis voted Tuesday in an election expected to be a close-fought battle between the centre left and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who ruled...
Ukraine unveils draft bills on rebel autonomy
AFP, kiev :Ukraine on Monday said it will vote this week on bills granting separatist areas in the east special status in line with a...
Pak carries mass hanging
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan hanged 12 male convicts on Tuesday, an Interior Ministry spokesman said, the largest number of people executed on the same day since...
British referendum on EU in 2015 unlikely : Cameron
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday said there was only a “pretty slim” chance that he could bring forward to 2015 a...
Iraqi offensive on hold to allow Tikrit civilians to leave
AP, Baghdad :Iraq’s Interior Minister says military operations to recapture the Islamic State-held city of Tikrit have temporarily paused to allow civilians left in Saddam...