Politics
Israel troops kill 2 Palestinians in Nakba Day clashes
Israeli forces Thursday shot dead two Palestinians during a Nakba Day demonstration in the West Bank, prompting a Palestinian warning of a ...Anti-China protests leave 21 dead in Vietnam
At least 21 people were killed as anti-China riots in southern Vietnam escalated and spread to the center of the country on ...At least two killed, 21 wounded in attack on Thai protesters
Two people were killed and at least 21 wounded on Thursday in an explosion near an anti-government protest site in the Thai ...Ukraine hosts national unity talks to end crisis
Ukraine launches Western-sponsored roundtable "national unity" talks on Wednesday but without pro-Moscow rebels who are waging an armed insurgency in the east ...Barack Obama meets Syrian opposition leader in Washington
U.S. President Barack Obama has denounced the upcoming presidential election in Syria slated for June 3 as illegitimate, the White House stated ...UN special envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi resigns
U.N.-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi resigned Tuesday after trying for nearly two years to overcome “almost impossible odds” to end ...Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in separatist ambush
An ambush by pro-Russian separatists has killed seven Ukrainian soldiers, the heaviest loss of life for government forces in a single clash ...Former Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to six years in prison for bribery conviction
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced to six years in prison for his conviction for accepting bribes in the Holyland ...UN chief calls for 30-day truce in South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday raised the possibility of a "special tribunal" to try those responsible for abuses in South ...Pro-Russian separatists declare victory in east Ukraine vote
Organizers of Sunday\'s independence referendum in Ukraine’s eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk say 89 percent of those who cast ballots voted in ...