Politics
Russia says wants to send second aid convoy to east Ukraine
Russia wants to send a second humanitarian aid convoy to eastern Ukraine in the near future, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on ...Hundreds dead as Islamic State seizes Syrian air base
Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that ...Irish ex-premier Reynolds, peace negotiator, dies at 81
Former Irish prime minister Albert Reynolds, a central figure in the Northern Ireland peace process who helped broker the 1994 IRA ceasefire, ...Thai junta leader appointed PM by hand-picked parliament
Thailand\'s coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a ...Dozens die in Ukraine in street battles, Donetsk shelling
Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine\'s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday ...Pakistani protesters reach parliament as police look on
Thousands of protesters marched to the Pakistani parliament on Tuesday as part of a bid to force the prime minister to resign, ...Gaza truce collapses, fighting erupts, Israel orders negotiators home
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip collapsed on Tuesday, with Palestinian militants firing dozens of rockets at Israel and Israel launching air ...Israel, Palestinians renew truce but see risk of more Gaza violence
The chief Palestinian delegate to truce talks with Israel warned on Tuesday that Gaza violence could erupt anew unless progress is made ...Dozens killed in attack on convoy, Ukraine says; rebels deny firing rocket
Dozens of people, including women and children, were killed as they fled fighting in eastern Ukraine on Monday when their convoy of ...Pakistan protesters vow no let-up until PM resigns
More than 20,000 anti-government protesters flooded the center of Pakistan\'s capital on Saturday, vowing to stay in the streets until Prime Minister ...