Politics

Blast in Syria kills members of US, British militaries, officials say - 03/31/2018

WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Maren Hennemuth and Weedah Hamzah (dpa) - The two soldiers killed in a blast in Syria were American and British, military officials in the two countries confirmed Friday. The...

Italy raises security measures after 2 terrorism arrests in 48 hours - 03/29/2018

ROME, Alvise Armellini (dpa)- Italian national security forces were placed on high alert late Wednesday following the arrest of two suspected Islamic State terrorists within 48 hours. On Tuesday, an...

Talks delayed for deal on Eastern Ghouta's last rebel-held town - 03/29/2018

BEIRUT (dpa)- Talks to finalize a deal to evacuate residents and rebels from Eastern Ghouta's last rebel-held town of Douma in Syria have been delayed until the end of the week, an activist said....

Porn actress speaks about alleged Trump affair in broadcast interview - 03/29/2018

WASHINGTON, Gretel Johnston (dpa) - In a tell-all interview broadcast Sunday on US television, Stormy Daniels, the adult-film actress who said she was paid for her silence about an affair she had...

Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont from prison: 'We will never surrender' - 03/27/2018

Neumuenster (dpa) - Former president of Catalonia Carles Puigdemont on Tuesday vowed to continue his fight for the region's independence, his lawyers said after visiting him in a northern German...

Egyptians set to re-elect al-Sissi in one-sided presidential poll - 03/26/2018

Cairo (dpa) - Egyptians are set to start voting on Monday in presidential elections which incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi is almost certain to win.   Al-Sissi's sole challenger in the...

Civilians leave last opposition pocket in E Ghouta, monitor says - 03/26/2018

CAIRO, Ramadan Al-Fatash (dpa)– Hundreds of civilians on Sunday left the town of Douma, the last opposition pocket in Eastern Ghouta near the Syrian capital Damascus, where government forces have...

French attacker was Moroccan-born criminal with Salafist links - 03/23/2018

Paris - The perpetrator of Friday's terrorist attacks in southern France was a Moroccan-born 25-year-old with two convictions for petty crime and links to the puritan Islamic Salafist movement,...

Turkey: Three soldiers killed in Afrin during explosive clearance - 03/22/2018

ISTANBUL, Ergin Hava (dpa)– Three Turkish soldiers were killed on Thursday after a home-made bomb detonated in the northern Syrian enclave of Afrin, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. Turkish armed...

Cate Blanchett finds 'a disaster within a disaster' in Rohingya camps - 03/22/2018

NEW DELHI, Nick Kaiser (dpa)- In an interview with dpa, Australian actress Cate Blanchett expresses grave concerns for Rohingya refugees, who are threatened by the effects of monsoon rains in...
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