34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
Middle East
February 8, 2016
34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December…
Extremists free Australian woman kidnapped in Burkina Faso
World
February 7, 2016
Extremists free Australian woman kidnapped in Burkina Faso
Islamic extremists have freed an Australian woman kidnapped last month in northern Burkina Faso, although her husband remains in captivity…
Turkey: Reaching limits but will keep taking in refugees
Middle East
February 7, 2016
Turkey: Reaching limits but will keep taking in refugees
Turkey has reached the end of its "capacity to absorb" refugees but will continue to take them in, the deputy…
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egyptian authorities have arrested three people after they appeared in a video selling stones from the 4,500-year-old Giza pyramids to…
Death toll rises to 11 in Taiwan quake
World
February 6, 2016
Death toll rises to 11 in Taiwan quake
The death toll has climbed to 11 in an earthquake that struck southern Taiwan.Taiwan's Emergency Management Information center says that…
World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
World
February 5, 2016
World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
LONDON (AP) — World leaders pledged more than $10 billion Thursday to help fund schools, shelter and jobs for refugees…
Tortured Italian student died ‘slow death’: Egypt official
Egypt
February 5, 2016
Tortured Italian student died ‘slow death’: Egypt official
CAIRO (AP) — The body of an Italian graduate student who disappeared last month has been found with multiple stab…
Authorities detain Iranian translator, former BBC reporter
Middle East
February 4, 2016
Authorities detain Iranian translator, former BBC reporter
An Iranian opposition website is reporting authorities have detained a former BBC Persian service reporter. A late Wednesday report by Kaleme.com…
Palestinian gunmen wound 2 Israeli officers and are killed
Middle East
February 3, 2016
Palestinian gunmen wound 2 Israeli officers and are killed
Three Palestinians carrying automatic weapons, explosive devices and knives shot and stabbed two Israeli security officers in Jerusalem on Wednesday,…
Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a US mosque
World
February 3, 2016
Obama to make first visit of his presidency to a US mosque
President Barack Obama's first visit to a US mosque comes as Muslim-Americans say they're confronting increasing levels of bias in…