Middle East
Israel announces new settlement plans in East Jerusalem
Israel has announced plans to build new homes in East Jerusalem, angering Palestinians.Lebanese and Turkish hostages freed after rare Syrian co-operation
Two kidnapped Turkish pilots arrived in Istanbul after leaving Lebanon on Saturday and nine Lebanese hostages freed from Syria landed in Beirut, ...Brahimi pushes for Syria peace talks on Cairo visit
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Cairo as part of a regional tour aimed at garnering support for a peace ...New report says Syrian rebels committed war crimes
Syrian rebels led by al Qaida’s regional affiliates killed and kidnapped hundreds of civilians during an offensive in coastal Syria in early ...Battles rage around Syria chemical weapons sites
International inspectors in Syria have visited three of the 20 sites linked to the country\'s chemical weapons programme, as anti-government activist groups ...42 executed in Iraq over terror charges
Iraq has hanged 42 prisoners convicted of terrorism-related charges, including a woman, the Justice Ministry said Thursday, in Baghdad\'s latest use of ...Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan freed after kidnap
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been released hours after being seized by militiamen, the government says.Bangladesh garment factory fire kills at least 10
As many as 10 people are dead after a fire at a garment factory on Tuesday evening in the Bangladeshi town of ...China seeks to soothe sea rifts at Asia summit
Asian leaders met against a backdrop of divisive territorial disputes and flagging free trade efforts Wednesday, with China flexing more diplomatic muscle ...Lebanon slams Syria for cross-border raid
Lebanon\'s President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday criticised Syria for a cross-border raid that he said targeted an ambulance in the east of ...




