A confidential US Congressional report indicates that notorious US spy agency CIA has misled government authorities as well as the American public about its both the government and the American people over its cruel interrogation practices that included torture.
The Israeli regime is pursuing a joint arrangement with Saudi Arabia to provide military training for foreign-backed insurgents in Syria that aim to destabilize and overthrow the Damascus government.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered Whitehall officials to launch an investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood – drawing on assessments by MI5 and MI6.
Lebanese troops backed by helicopters deployed in strength in Tripoli on Tuesday in the first stage of a plan aimed at quelling deadly Syria-linked violence in the northern city.
Russian natural gas producer Gazprom announced a more than 40 percent increase in the price Ukraine must pay for gas on Tuesday, stepping up economic pressure on Kiev in its political standoff with Moscow.
The Syrian army is trying to retake the Christian majority town of Kessab reportedly seized by al-Qaeda-linked forces. The attack made hundreds of ethnic Armenians flee and caused international outcry with Armenia blaming Turkey for supporting extremists.
Syrian army troops recaptured on Monday a key position in coastal Latakia province, a bastion for Syria army, state television said, as militants press a campaign in the region.
Turkey's main opposition CHP party has said it will appeal against municipal election results in the capital Ankara where it suffered a narrow defeat at the hands of Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party (AKP) on Sunday.
German authorities arrested three people with alleged ties to a Syrian militant groups Monday in police raids across the country, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Russia will make Crimea a special economic zone offering tax breaks and reduced bureaucracy to attract investors, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.