UK, Turkey work ‘closely’ to stop foreign fighters flow
AFP, Ankara :Britain and Turkey are working “as closely as possible” to stop foreign fighters joining Islamic State insurgents in Iraq and Syria, British Prime...
International
Amnesty International accuses Israel of war crimes
Reuters, Washington :The Israeli military’s destruction of civilian buildings during its Protective Edge offensive this summer amounts to war crimes and must be investigated, human...
2014 declared devastating year for millions of children
Reuters, United Nations :The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught...
IS fighters on their heels: US General
AP, Kuwait City :Islamic State fighters have lost the initiative in Iraq and are now “on defense” with far less ability to generate the kind...
Palestinians become observers at ICC meeting
AP, United Nations :The Palestinians on Monday officially became observers at the summit meeting of the 122 countries that are members of the International Criminal...
CIA used sexual threats against captured militants
Reuters, Washington :Graphic details about sexual threats and other harsh interrogation techniques the CIA meted out to captured militants will be detailed by a Senate...
HK democracy protest camp shutdown looms
AP, Hong Kong :Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have until Thursday morning to leave a sprawling protest camp that’s blocked traffic in the Chinese financial hub...
Hagel in Baghdad as US sees momentum against Islamic State
Reuters, Baghdad :U.S. Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday as the United States expands its presence and touts progress against Islamic State...
Texas governor-elect seeks federal funds to cover immigration costs
Reuters, Texas :Texas has asked the White House for hundreds of millions of dollars illegal immigration has cost the state, Governor-elect Greg Abbott said on...
Global warming threat cut slightly, still severe: Study
Reuters, Lima :Projected global warming this century has slowed but is still at a severe rate after promises by China, the United States and the...
US, NATO forces now only to train Afghans
AP, Kabul :The U.S. and NATO ceremonially ended their combat mission in Afghanistan on Monday, 13 years after the Sept. 11 terror attacks sparked their...
Merkel to run for fourth term
Reuters, Berlin :A majority of Germans want Angela Merkel to run for a fourth term as Chancellor and nearly three in four believe she would...