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100 militants surrender to authorities in Syria

Fri Apr 18, 2014 07:41:09

Around 100 militants fighting against the Syrian government have turned themselves in to authorities.

Protesters move to take hold of Donetsk Airport

Thu Apr 17, 2014 21:27:28

A group of protesters in Donetsk has reportedly arrived at the city’s airport in east Ukraine to take control of the premises.

Syrian gov’t submits more detailed list of chemicals

Thu Apr 17, 2014 21:17:47

Government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has submitted a "more specific" list of country’s chemical weapons to the global regulator overseeing the destruction of its stockpile.

Persian Gulf Arab states hold extraordinary meeting on Qatar

Thu Apr 17, 2014 19:54:45

Foreign ministers from Persian Gulf Arab countries are holding an extraordinary meeting in Riyadh in a bid to defuse tensions between Qatar and three other members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, an official has said.

Saudi government is showing signs of nervousness on Syria

Thu Apr 17, 2014 19:07:48

Saudi Arabia is becoming more divided for the support it gave to radical militant groups in Syria and the US is paying for its support to the Al Saud royal family as they are making more enemies both inside and outside the kingdom.

Israeli forces abduct Lebanese teens, women in Shebaa

Thu Apr 17, 2014 17:18:57

Israeli forces have abducted five Lebanese, two young boys and three women, from the Shebaa Farms, south Lebanon.

American cleric uses Facebook, Twitter to charge Syria war

Thu Apr 17, 2014 16:51:25

Radical clerics have been using social media, especially Facebook, to try and increase support for the extremist-marked war in Syria, which is “considered the most socially-mediated conflict in history,” a new report says.

Thousands of Palestinians, including children, suffer in Israeli jails

Thu Apr 17, 2014 15:59:06

There are more than 5,000 Palestinian inmates suffering in Israeli prisons, including hundreds of children, the Palestinian Ministry of Detainees and Ex-detainees Affairs says.

UK troops committed crimes against Iraqis: Inquiry

Thu Apr 17, 2014 14:41:02

A public inquiry in the UK has heard that British soldiers tortured Iraqi civilians and committed other crimes during operations in southern Iraq in 2004.

Ukraine troops kill pro-Russia protestors amid key talks

Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:37:59

Ukrainian troops killed three pro-Russian protestors in the country's tense southeast early Thursday, just hours ahead of key talks in Geneva seeking to ease the escalating crisis in the former Soviet republic.

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