Middle East
At least 55 killed in two days of Yemen fighting
At least 55 people, including 14 civilians, have been killed in two days of fighting between pro-government forces and Shiite Huthi rebels ...Greece delays sending refugees back to Turkey under EU deal
Greece will not be able to start sending refugees back to Turkey from Sunday, the government said, as the country struggles to ...Syria peace talks muddied as Kurds declare federal region
Talks to end Syria\'s brutal five-year conflict were rattled Thursday by uncertainty surrounding the arrival of a second opposition group and the ...Russia says first Russian warplanes left Syria
Russian warplanes and troops stationed at Russia\'s air base in Syria started leaving for home on Tuesday after a partial pullout order ...45 Kurdish rebels killed in air strikes after Ankara bomb attack
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car ...Russia to withdraw forces from Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday he would start pulling his armed forces out of Syria, five months after he ordered ...Nearly 1,000 people executed in Iran in 2015: UN expert
Nearly 1,000 people were executed in Iran last year, marking the highest number in 20 years, the UN\'s top expert on the ...New Syria peace talks aim to tackle core issues
A new round of indirect peace talks beginning Monday will see Syria\'s government and opposition engage for the first time in concrete ...Britain sends more troops to train Iraqis fighting IS
Britain said Saturday it was sending more troops to Iraq to bolster its mission training up the armed forces taking on the ...Israel wants Iran to be punished for missile tests
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israeli diplomats to demand that world powers punish Iran for its recent ballistic missile launches, his ...




