AKP faces tough test in Turkey's local polls

Supporters of main opposition Republican People's Party [CHP] wave Turkish and party flags during an election campaign gathering in Is...

UN: Millions of Syrians 'continue to suffer'

The UN says that about 3.5 million people are estimated to need aid in hard-to-reach areas of Syria The UN has said that there has been no ...

Stoltenberg to be appointed NATO chief

Stoltenberg's appointment came as the Ukraine crisis made NATO more relevant in Europe [EPA] NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmuss...

Obama meets Saudi King Abdullah to smooth ties

The two leaders held two hours of talks in Riyadh US President Barack Obama has held talks with Saudi King Abdullah, amid long-running tens...

Chris Christie: 'Bridgegate' harmed political standing

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has said a scandal involving a deliberately engineered traffic jam on a busy bridge to New York City ha...

Gaddafi's son asks Libyans for forgiveness

Saadi Gaddafi was extradited to Libya from Niger earlier this month [Reuters] Libyan state TV has aired footage showing Saadi Gaddafi, one ...

In the explosion of three bombs in conjunction .. killing and wounding 11 people north of Baghdad

In the explosion of three bombs in conjunction .. killing and wounding 11 people north of Baghdad, killing one person and injuring ten oth...

Mr. President, Time To Act On Syria

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Taliban attacks foreign guesthouse in Kabul

Taliban fighters attacked the Roots of Peace guesthouse in the Karte Seh neighbourhood [Al Jazeera] Gunfire and explosions rocked Kabul as ...