Middle East
Malaysia Airlines jet makes emergency landing in Australia
A Malaysia Airlines flight returned safely to Melbourne airport on Friday, having turned back within minutes of take-off after an engine fire ...US teen facing 15 years in prison for Internet aid to IS
A tech-savvy US teen pleaded guilty Thursday to using social media to aid the Islamic State group, a crime punishable by up ...Hezbollah announces battle with IS on Syria-Lebanon border
The head of Lebanon\'s Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday that the powerful Shiite militia had begun to fight the Islamic State jihadist group ...Norway to take in 8,000 Syria refugees by late 2017
Norway has agreed to take in 8,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2017, under an agreement reached Wednesday by most of ...Syrian rebels seize largest army base in Deraa
An alliance of Syrian rebel forces seized a key army base in the south of the country on Tuesday in a new ...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 ...




