Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
Kuwait’s ruler cautions the crisis between a quartet of Arab countries and Qatar “could see more complications” even as he…
Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
World
October 24, 2017
Ghosts of Vietnam stirring as Trump preps for Asia trip
For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the…
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Russia: Less than 5 percent of Syria still under IS control
Russia’s defense minister says less than five percent of Syria remains under control of the Islamic State group. At the…
Xi accrues power, worrying critics and delighting supporters
World
October 24, 2017
Xi accrues power, worrying critics and delighting supporters
The model lunar rover didn’t much impress the retiree in a cotton Mao jacket visiting an exhibition of Chinese achievements…
Who killed Kim Jong Un’s half brother? Here’s what we know
World
October 23, 2017
Who killed Kim Jong Un’s half brother? Here’s what we know
Eight months after the audacious assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half brother, a Malaysian court is…
Right-wing: Italian votes ‘a lesson in democracy for Europe’
World
October 23, 2017
Right-wing: Italian votes ‘a lesson in democracy for Europe’
The head of Italy’s right-wing Northern League party says twin referendums seeking more autonomy for two wealthy northern regions were…
Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Prison term dropped for Scottish man in Dubai bar dispute
A three-month prison sentence has been dropped for a Scottish man over touching another man’s buttocks in a dispute at…
British business groups appeal for Brexit transition period
Business
October 23, 2017
British business groups appeal for Brexit transition period
Five of Britain’s biggest business groups are calling on the government to quickly agree to a transition period of at…
Update: At least 67 civilians found dead in Syria town taken from IS
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Update: At least 67 civilians found dead in Syria town taken from IS
The bodies of at least 67 Syrian civilians, many summarily killed by the Islamic State group, have been discovered in…
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Bahrain female activist, 2 others freed from detention
A Bahraini female political activist and two others have been freed from detention in the island kingdom amid its crackdown…