Vladimir Putin snubs France after Syria war crimes comments

Tensions have been rumbling between the two leaders since the weekend, when Russia vetoed a UN Security Council resolution aimed at ending Syrian regime...

Militia commander killed in bombing attack in eastern Ukraine

One of the commanders of the self-proclaimed Donetsk Peoples Republic’s defense forces has been killed in an explosion after a bomb reportedly went off...

Turkey seeks to expand border ‘safe zone’ 45km into Syria

Ankara has announced plans to expand the so-called security zone deeper into northern Syria, after rebels – backed by Turkey's tanks and air force...

The outrage media’s war games

THE smoke-filled newsrooms of English dailies in the Dubai of the 1980s where a clutch of newspapers had just debuted should normally have been...

Can we trust the Saudis to stick to the OPEC Deal?

As Saudi Arabia leads the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in developing a six-month freeze deal, investors and industry officials should consider one key...

Cyril Almeida’s Story Points To Old Fault Lines And New Strains In Pakistan Army-Govt relationship

 Ayesha Siddiqa | The media in Pakistan and outside was abuzz for some 48 hours over a story published by the English newspaper Dawn, regarding a...

Real Madrid aim for goal fest as Champions League action resumes

AFP Sports looks ahead to Tuesday's Champions League action as champions Real Madrid go on the goal trail against minnows Legia Warsaw. Tottenham's surprise home...

Iraq forces launch battle to liberate Mosul from IS

Iraqi forces gather at the Qayyarah military base, about 60 kilometres (35 miles) south of Mosul, on October 16, 2016 Iraqi forces have launched a...

U.S. detects failed North Korean missile test: Pentagon

The U.S. military detected a failed North Korean test launch of an intermediate ballistic missile, the Pentagon said on Saturday. The test-firing was the latest...

China 2016 economic growth seen slowing to 6.6 percent, 6.5 percent in 2017: Reuters poll

China's economic growth is expected to cool to 6.6 percent this year and slow further to 6.5 percent in 2017, even as the government...

Trump charges U.S. election results being rigged ‘at many polling places’

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the U.S. election, saying on Twitter on...

Syrian rebels seize ‘doomsday’ village where Islamic State promised final battle

Syrian rebels said they captured the village of Dabiq from Islamic State on Sunday, forcing the jihadist group from a stronghold where it had...
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