Politics

Syria air raids kill 25 civilians: monitor - 07/02/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- Separate air raids in northern Syria by regime aircraft and warplanes of the US-led international coalition killed at least 25 civilians on Friday, a monitoring group said. President...

IS claims killing of five citizen journalists in Syria - 06/30/2016

BEIRUT, LEBANON- The Islamic State group Sunday published a video showing the execution-style killing of five Syrian citizen journalists they kidnapped eight months ago in the east of the war-torn...

Putin says 'traumatic effect' of Brexit vote to last long - 06/30/2016

MOSCOW, RUSSIA- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned that the fallout from Britain's vote to leave the European Union would last a long time. "Brexit -- that is the choice of the...

Turkey blames IS for Istanbul airport carnage that kills 41 - 06/29/2016

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Katy Lee with Fulya Ozerkan in Ankara- Turkey pointed the finger of blame at Islamic State jihadists Wednesday after suicide bombers armed with automatic rifles attacked Istanbul's...

France charges Assad's uncle with graft: activist group - 06/28/2016

PARIS, FRANCE- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's uncle, suspected of using ill-gotten gains to build a real estate empire in France, has been charged with corruption, an anti-graft group said...

Jordanian officials sold CIA-supplied weapons to arms dealers: report - 06/28/2016

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Jordanian intelligence officials stole millions of dollars of weapons that the CIA and Saudi Arabia had supplied for Syrian rebels, then sold them on the black market, The...

Turkey mends fences with former foes Israel and Russia - 06/28/2016

ISTANBUL, TURKEY, Katy Lee- Turkey launched a major diplomatic charm offensive Monday, reaching out a conciliatory hand to Russia and hailing a deal to restore ties with Israel as it looks to boost...

Suicide bombings hit Lebanon village near Syria - 06/28/2016

AL-QAA, LEBANON- Two waves of suicide bombings struck a mainly Christian village near Lebanon's border with war-ravaged Syria on Monday, killing and wounding several people before dawn and in the...

Brexit, a sign of anti-elite revolt: analysts - 06/25/2016

PARIS, FRANCE, Fran Blandy- It was Britain's poorer and less-educated citizens -- angry at not having shared in the economic benefits of a new world order -- who pushed it out of the European Union,...

Britain, EU face fraught divorce - 06/25/2016

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, Bryan McManus- Britain's leaving the European Union promises to be a fraught divorce, with the first exchanges showing how breaking up will be hard to do after more than 40 years...
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