Middle East
Saudi proposes five-day Yemen ceasefire
Saudi Arabia on Thursday proposed a five-day humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen after weeks of air strikes and clashes, with top US diplomat ...At least 80 Yemenis killed in Aden violence
At least 80 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in the Yemeni port of Aden as fighting rages between Houthi ...Senegal pledges 2,100 soldiers for coalition against Yemen rebels
Senegal on Monday said it would send 2,100 soldiers to Saudi Arabia to join Riyadh\'s military coalition battling rebels in Yemen, at ...Heavy clashes in Aden airport
Local fighters battling the rebel Houthi militia in Yemen\'s port of Aden stormed areas around the airport on Sunday in an operation ...Burundi says nearly 600 arrested over protests
Police in Burundi said Friday they have arrested close to 600 people during protests and clashes sparked by the president\'s bid to ...Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannon at May Day protesters
Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of stone-throwing May Day protesters on Friday, after they defied a ban ...Border clash kills 3 Saudi soldiers, dozens of Yemeni rebels
The Saudi Defense Ministry says three Saudi soldiers and "dozens" of Yemeni Shiite rebels were killed overnight Friday after the rebels and ...Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad\'s ancestral home, the army ...Five car bombs kill 17 across Baghdad
Five car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday evening, killing at least 17 people, in attacks that have become more frequent in ...Saudi king resets succession to cope with turbulent times
Saudi King Salman appointed a new heir and made his young son second in line to rule on Wednesday, a major shift ...