Politics

Pakistan opposition leader arrested ahead of by-elections - 10/05/2018

Islamabad (dpa) – Pakistan’s anti-graft agency has arrested the leader of the main opposition party on corruption allegations, officials said on Friday, ahead of by-elections for several...

Nadia Murad, survivor of IS, lends voice to abused Yezidis - 10/05/2018

Cairo (dpa) - Nadia Murad, a member of Iraq's Yezidi religious minority, survived sexual slavery at the hands of the Islamic State extremist group that overran her hometown of Sinjar more than four...

Syrian rebel alliance denies withdrawal from demilitarized zone - 10/01/2018

DAMASCUS, Khalil Hamlo and Amr Mostafa (dpa)– An alliance of Syrian rebel groups has denied that any opposition faction has withdrawn from the southern Aleppo countryside as part of a Russian-Turkish...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard bombs Islamic State positions in Syria - 10/01/2018

TEHRAN, Farshid Motahari and Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) bombed positions of the Islamic State extremist group in south-eastern Syria on Monday, resulting in "numerous"...

Britain's Brexit envoy scolds EU for 'theological' approach - 10/01/2018

Birmingham, England - By Bill Smith, - Britain's chief Brexit envoy on Monday accused EU officials of having a one-sided, "theological" approach to negotiations, urging them to compromise or risk...

Italy's economy minister breaks silence, defends higher deficit plans - 10/01/2018

Rome - By Alvise Armellini, - Italian Economy Minister Giovanni Tria on Sunday defended higher deficit plans which have made financial markets nervous and raised European Union concerns, and...

Turkey's Erdogan hails 'successful' Germany trip, despite tensions - 09/30/2018

BERLIN, Carsten Hoffmann and Martin Oversohl (dpa)- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan enthused about an "extremely successful" three-day state visit to Germany that ended on Saturday, despite...

Russian activist poisoned with 'nerve agent' vows to continue fight - 09/30/2018

BERLIN, Ulrike von Leszczynski (dpa)- The case of Pyotr Verzilov, a Pussy Riot receiving treatment in Berlin after a suspected poisoning, follows British allegations that the Kremlin was responsible...

Germany's Merkel announces October conference on Syria - 09/30/2018

BERLIN, dpa correspondents (dpa)- Germany will take part in an international conference with Russia, Turkey and France in October to discuss the conflict in Syria, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on...

Al-Sissi says ending regional conflicts would restore UN credibility - 09/27/2018

NEW YORK (dpa)- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi urged the United Nations Tuesday to find final settlements to conflicts in the Arab World, warning that flaws in the international...
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