Kurdish fighters have driven foreign backed militants from 19 towns and villages across northeastern Syria in recent days, a week after capturing a key Iraqi border crossing, a monitoring group said Monday.
Arab states formally endorsed proposed peace talks to end the Syrian civil war that have been delayed by disputes between world powers and divisions among the opposition.
An Egyptian court has adjourned to January 8 the trial of ousted president Mohammed Mursi over his alleged involvement in the death of protesters during his year in power.
Proposals to end the Syrian conflict that ignore President Assad are not feasible, Russia’s Prime Minister says.
UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi says the Geneva II peace conference on Syria crisis will not be held without participation of opposition parties.
American officials told Wall Street Journal that NSA ended program that involved surveillance of Merkel, 35 other world leaders after operation was uncovered in Obama administration review that began this summer.
Iran and the six powers - the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia plus Germany - have agreed to meet again in the Swiss city of Geneva on November 7-8.
The United States would welcome a further bilateral meeting with Iran on the sidelines of nuclear negotiations between Tehran and six major powers that began in Geneva on Tuesday, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said.
Forensic tests performed on the body of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat found no indication of polonium poisoning, a senior Russian official said Tuesday.
Syrian president says his country’s military industry was developed enough and chemical arms are no longer needed against Israeli military attacks.