Middle East
Russian air strikes kill at least 30 in stepped up raids in northwest Syria
Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in ...Vladimir Putin announces Russian sanctions against Turkey
President Vladimir Putin signed a decree imposing a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday, underlining the depth of the ...Gunmen kill four Egypt policemen south of Cairo
Masked gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead four Egyptian policemen south of Cairo on Saturday, the interior ministry said.Cubans protest new Ecuador visa regulation
Hundreds of Cubans protested at the Ecuadorean embassy in Cuba on Friday, a day after the Andean nation announced they would need ...Russia suspends visa-free travel with Turkey
Russia announced Friday that it will suspend visa-free travel with Turkey amid the escalating spat over the downing of a Russian warplane ...Palestinian dies in clashes with Israeli troops in West Bank
A Palestinian was shot and killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, the Palestinian health ministry ...Russian pilot rescued by Syrian commando unit
A Russian military pilot whose plane was shot down by Turkey and crashed in Syria arrived on Wednesday at an air base ...Tensions soar as Turkey shoots down Russian plane
Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border on Tuesday, causing international powers to plead for calm as tensions soared ...Turkey downs warplane near Syria border, Russia denies airspace violation
Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian-made warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeatedly warning it over air space violations, ...Cameron wants UK to join Syria strikes, offers France Cyprus airbase
British Prime Minister David Cameron said in Paris on Monday that he was convinced the UK should carry out military air strikes ...




