Middle East
Egypt court sentences 11 to death over soccer violence
An Egyptian criminal court from the Mediterranean city of Port Said on Tuesday sentenced 11 people to death over a 2012 soccer ...Iran arrests former vice president under Ahmadinejad
Iranian authorities on Monday arrested a former vice president who served under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in the second such detention of a senior ...G7 leaders agree to strive for low-carbon economy
Group of Seven leaders agreed on Monday to wean their economies off carbon fuels and supported a global goal for reducing greenhouse ...Turkey ruling party weighs options after election blow
Turkey\'s Islamic-rooted ruling party on Monday weighed its future strategy after losing its absolute parliament majority for the first time since winning ...Russia, Qatar could lose World Cup hosting rights: FIFA
Russia and Qatar could lose the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups if evidence is found of corruption in ...Luxembourg referendum rejects giving foreign nationals the vote
Voters in Luxembourg overwhelmingly ruled out in a referendum on Sunday giving the vote to foreign nationals who make up almost half ...Israel launches air strikes in Gaza after rocket attack
Israeli aircraft struck the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday in response to a rocket fired from the Hamas-controlled territory that hit southern ...Putin says no need for West to fear Russia
Russia is not a threat to the West, President Vladimir Putin insisted in an interview published on Saturday, saying he was still ...Death toll rises following ferry sinking in China
A total of 396 people have been confirmed dead after a cruise ship capsized in China, state media said, making it the ...Barrel bombs kill 33 in Syria
At least 33 people, including 10 children, were killed in government barrel bomb attacks in northern Syria on Wednesday, a monitoring group ...




