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Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander
Al Qaeda\'s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said ...Imperative of an EU-Russia strategic reset
Russia vs. the European Union. It is relationship based and built ...U.S. Ambassador to South Korea attacked in Seoul
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist but was not seriously hurt during ...Chad president tells Boko Haram leader to surrender or face death
President Idriss Deby of Chad said on Wednesday he knew the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian militant group ...Indonesia rejects Australian proposal of prisoner swap for death row pair
Indonesia rejected on Thursday an Australian proposal for a prisoner swap made in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of ...Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start
Warplanes from Libya\'s internationally recognized government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport on Thursday just hours before United Nations-backed peace ...Algeria passes law banning violence against women
Algeria\'s parliament passed a law on Thursday criminalising violence against women, in a move criticised by both Islamist lawmakers as well as ...British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
A chemistry teacher was jailed for six years in Britain on Thursday for trying to join Islamic State jihadists fighting in Syria, ...Martins Dukurs of Latvia leads skeleton worlds after 2 runs
Martins Dukurs of Latvia took a narrow lead over Olympic gold medalist Alexander Tretiakov of Russia at the halfway stage of the ...Thousands pay last respects to slain Putin critic Nemtsov
Thousands of mourners turned out to pay a last homage to slain Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, gunned down near the Kremlin ...




