syria
Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast
Middle East
April 16, 2017
Thousands expected to be evacuated in Syria after blast
An opposition activist group and a TV station run by Lebanon's Hezbollah say more than 3,000 people are expected to…
US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike
Middle East
April 13, 2017
US denies hitting Islamic State poison gas depot with air strike
The US-led coalition against Islamic State on Thursday denied a Syrian army report it had carried out an air strike…
Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers
Egypt
April 13, 2017
Russian accuses UK of providing support to Egypt church attackers
Russia's deputy ambassador to the United Nations Vladimir Safronkov accused the UK of supporting militant groups in France and similar…
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
World
April 13, 2017
Russia blocks UN Security Council condemnation of Syria attack
Russia blocked a Western-led effort at the UN Security Council on Wednesday to condemn last week's deadly gas attack in…
Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office
World
April 12, 2017
Putin says US-Russia ties worse since Trump took office
Levels of trust between Moscow and Washington have deteriorated since US President Donald Trump took office, Russian President Vladimir Putin…
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
World
April 12, 2017
White House accuses Russia of Syria chemical attack ‘cover up’
President Donald Trump's administration accused Russia on Tuesday of trying to shield Syria's government from blame for a deadly gas…
Wall Street opens lower amid geopolitical jitters
Business
April 11, 2017
Wall Street opens lower amid geopolitical jitters
US stocks edged lower on Tuesday as rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the Korean peninsula pushed investors…
G7 states reach no deal on UK call for further Syria sanctions
World
April 11, 2017
G7 states reach no deal on UK call for further Syria sanctions
Foreign ministers from Group of Seven (G7) major industrialized nations reached no agreement on a British suggestion that sanctions be…
US secretary of state, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis
World
April 11, 2017
US secretary of state, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis
With fresh urgency but scant solutions, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and top foreign diplomats held an urgent meeting…
May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad: UK PM’s office
World
April 11, 2017
May, Trump agree Russia should break ties with Assad: UK PM’s office
British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke on Monday to US President Donald Trump and agreed that "a window of opportunity"…