Politics

Egypt minister arrested after quitting in graft probe - 09/08/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT- Egypt's agriculture minister was arrested Monday after being told to step aside in connection with an investigation into corruption, said sources in the country blighted by graft. Salah...

Iraq puts new F-16s into action against IS jihadists - 09/07/2015

BAGHDAD, IRAQ- Iraq has put F-16 warplanes acquired from the United States into action against the Islamic State group for the first time, the commander of the air force said Sunday. "Fifteen air...

Refugees get hero's welcome in Germany as UN raps Europe - 09/07/2015

BERLIN, GERMANY, Frank Zeller- Thousands of exhausted migrants received a hero's welcome as they streamed into Germany on Sunday as the UN criticised the huge disparity in European efforts to help...

Yemen missile strike also killed 10 Saudi troops: reports - 09/05/2015

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- Ten Saudi soldiers were killed in the missile strike in Yemen that also left 45 Emirati soldiers dead, Saudi media said Saturday, in the kingdom's first losses inside the...

'Wake up call' as thousands of migrants pour into Austria - 09/05/2015

NICKELSDORF, AUSTRIA, Peter Murphy with Bryan McManus in Luxembourg- Thousands of migrants streamed into Austria from Hungary on Saturday, in what Vienna called a "wake up call" for Europe to get to...

IS retakes part of Iraqi town of Baiji: Pentagon - 09/03/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Islamic State fighters have regained territory in the contested city of Baiji, home to Iraq's largest oil refinery, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Fierce fighting has been...

Migrant child's body on beach shocks Europe - 09/03/2015

ISTANBUL, TURKEY- A photograph of a toddler's lifeless body washed ashore on a Turkish beach after a migrant boat sank swept across Europe on Wednesday, in a poignant image of the refugee crisis. The...

Obama expected to press Saudi King on conflicts in Syria, Yemen - 09/03/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES, Andrew Beatty- US President Barack Obama will host Saudi Arabia's King Salman in their first and long-delayed White House summit Friday, with clashing views on Middle...

Europe in new migrant standoff as figures show scale of crisis - 09/02/2015

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, Peter Murphy with Nina Lamparski in Vienna- Hundreds of migrants demanding to travel to Germany faced off with police outside Budapest's main railway station late Tuesday, as new...

Worst fears confirmed as famed Palmyra temple flattened - 09/02/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON, Maya Gebeily- Satellite images show the main temple in Syria's Palmyra has been flattened, confirming the worst fears for the ancient ruins held by the Islamic State group. The...
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