Middle East
Nine dead at Afghan hospital after U.S. air strike
The U.S. military on Saturday acknowledged it may have bombed a hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres in the ...U.S., allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State ...Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad\'s government, Lebanese ...Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran, expels Tehran envoy
Bahrain recalled its ambassador from Iran on Thursday and ordered Tehran\'s envoy to leave within 72 hours, the official BNA news agency ...Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions
Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday, while three tourists were lightly wounded by Palestinian stone throwers ...Suspected Arab coalition air raid kills 40 at Yemen wedding
At least 40 people were killed when a wedding hall in southwest Yemen was bombarded Monday in a suspected Saudi-led coalition air ...Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs IS
Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled to devise ...Putin says US support for Syria rebels illegal
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday branded U.S. support for rebel forces in Syria as illegal and ineffective, saying U.S.-trained rebels were ...




