Middle East
Saudi Arabia probes deadly crane crash in Mecca
Saudi authorities on Saturday were investigating a construction crane collapse that killed at least 107 people during a storm at Mecca\'s Grand ...Bride shortage in north India drives men to look far afield
When Sadhuram Berwal wanted to get married, his family went about it in the traditional Indian way, asking relatives, neighbors and local ...Palestinians allowed to raise flag at UN headquarters
The UN General Assembly voted Thursday to allow the Palestinians to raise their flag at its headquarters in a diplomatic victory in ...Turkish warplanes strike PKK targets in northern Iraq
Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq overnight, a security source told Reuters on Friday, the latest in ...54 dead as IS advances on east Syria airbase
Jihadists of the Islamic State group edged closer to a strategic airbase in eastern Syria in heavy clashes that left 54 fighters ...Russian forces join combat operations in Syria to help Assad
Russian forces have begun participating in military operations in Syria in support of government troops, three Lebanese sources familiar with the political ...Twenty Indians killed in Yemen as more foreign troops reported arriving
A Saudi-led alliance killed at least 20 Indian nationals in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday, fishermen ...Russia demands answers from Sofia, Athens as Syria flights blocked
Moscow on Tuesday demanded answers from Greece and Bulgaria after Sofia banned Russian supply flights to Syria from its airspace and Athens ...Britain kills IS fighters in Syria for first time
A Royal Air Force (RAF) drone killed a British jihadist in Syria last month who was planning attacks on Britain, Prime Minister ...Bomb kills 10 Turkish police officers as jets strike PKK in Iraq
Ten police officers were killed in a bomb attack on a minibus in a Turkish province bordering Armenia and Iran on Tuesday, ...




