Middle East
Global leaders meet for G20 summit in Australia
Russia\'s Cold War-style standoff with the West sent a chill through G20 talks aimed at heating up the world economy ...U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military
U.S.-led forces conducted 16 air strikes in Syria, most of them around Kobani near the Turkish border, and seven in the oil-producing ...Iran, U.S., EU nuclear talks in Oman seen going to second day
Iran, the United States and European Union will hold an unscheduled second day of talks on Monday on disagreements blocking resolution of ...25 years after 9/11 – How many Germanies should Europe have?
Ever since the Peace of Westphalia, Europe maintained the inner balance ...Obama authorizes 1,500 more US troops for Iraq
President Barack Obama has approved sending up to 1,500 more troops to Iraq, roughly doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ...Putin beats Obama again in Forbes power ranking
For a second year in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin has beaten Barack Obama to the title of world\'s most powerful ...New Zealand vows to stop citizens joining Islamic State
New Zealand will beef up steps to monitor and prevent its citizens from joining Islamic State (IS) fighting in Iraq ...Gunmen kill 5 in attack in eastern Saudi Arabia
Five people were killed and nine injured in a shooting on Monday night in a mostly Shia neighbourhood of eastern ...Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem, an official said, in the ...British-Iranian volleyball woman gets one year in jail
A Tehran court has jailed for one year a British-Iranian woman who was arrested after trying to attend a volleyball ...