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Russia launches Syria airstrikes from Iranian base
Russia said Tuesday its warplanes flew out of an Iranian airbase for the first time to bomb jihadist groups in Syria, as ...Nearly 1mn South Sudan refugees face dire conditions, says UN
Nearly a million refugees fleeing the brutal conflict in South Sudan, most of them women and children, are suffering dire conditions in ...33 killed in Nepal bus accident
A government official says at least 33 people died and 28 others were injured when an overcrowded bus veered off a mountain ...Michael Phelps wins 23rd gold with US win in 4×100 relay
Michael Phelps claimed his 23rd gold medal. Puerto Rico won its first ever. And Jamaica got its first gold of the Rio ...10 children dead in Arab coalition raid on Yemen school: MSF
Saudi-led air strikes on a school in a rebel-held province of northern Yemen have killed 10 children and wounded 28 others, Doctors ...Nineteen killed in clashes in central DRCongo
Nineteen people have been killed in clashes between police and militia in the centre of the Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said.UK vows to match EU funds, farm subsidies after Brexit
The British government pledged Saturday to match European Union funding for farmers, universities and infrastructure projects following Brexit, as it sought to ...Bombings in Thailand target tourist cities, killing 4 people
A string of bomb attacks hit popular tourist towns across Thailand, leaving four dead and many injured, with authorities Friday ruling out ...Germany considers stripping citizenship from jihadists
German citizens with dual nationality who fight for a terror group should be stripped of their German citizenship, the interior minister said ...UN probe into chlorine gas attack report in Aleppo
At least four people died and many suffered breathing difficulties when a gas, believed to be chlorine, was dropped alongside barrel bombs ...




