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China executes 13 for terror, violent crimes in Xinjiang
China executed 13 people on Monday for "terrorist attacks" in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said, while another three ...Syrian regime barrel bombs kill 25
At least 25 people were killed in barrel bomb attacks in Syria\'s northern city of Aleppo on Monday, a monitoring group said.U.S. considers air strikes, action with Iran to halt Iraq rebels
The United States said it could launch air strikes and act jointly with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government, after ...Italian coast guard, navy rescue hundreds of migrants
The Italian coast guard says it has rescued nearly 300 Syrian migrants from a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean Sea.Israeli military arrests 80 Palestinians in search for missing teens
Israel\'s military says it has arrested 80 Palestinians in the West Bank, including members of the militant group Hamas, in an effort ...Colombia votes in cliffhanger presidential poll
Colombians pick a new president on Sunday in a tight runoff election fought over whether peace talks with leftist guerrillas or a ...Iraqi militants post photos of alleged mass executions
Islamist militants in Iraq have boasted of slaughtering dozens of Iraqi soldiers captured in the fighting which has consumed the country in ...Switzerland beats Ecuador 2-1 at World Cup
Switzerland grabbed a winner with virtually the final kick to earn a 2-1 victory over Ecuador in the World Cup on Sunday, ...Separatists shoot down Ukraine military plane
A Ukrainian military spokesman says 49 government troops were killed when pro-Russian separatists shot down a cargo plane over the eastern city ...Afghans vote for new president amid Taliban threats
Voting is under way in Afghanistan\'s presidential run-off amid tight security following warnings from the Taliban.




