Middle East
Lebanon’s screaming sirens defy gender norms with all-girl metal group
Slave to Sirens are defying gender norms as the first all-female metal band in the country, assertin..
London climate-change street protest arrests reach 290 on second day
Police have arrested 290 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some ..
Satellite images show likely reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site
Satellite images from last week show movement at North Koreas main nuclear site that could be associ..
France: leaked documents showing weapons use in Yemen should prompt halt to sales
Responding to leaked French military documents published today by an investigative news site highlig..
LIBYA: RELEASE MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES TRAPPED IN DETENTION CENTERS AMID ESCALATING CLASHES
Responding to a news report that more than 700 refugees and migrants in Libya were trapped in a dete..
Five-star concierges: The wild requests of the mega-rich
(CNN) — When a Qatari sheikh asked a concierge at the Raffles Dubai hotel to deliver a present to hi..
ICRC: Nurse kidnapped by ISIS in 2013 may still be alive
Louisa Akavi, 62, and Syrian ICRC drivers Alaa Rajab and Nabil Bakdounes, were abducted while delive..
Erdogans AK Party submits appeal for rerun of Istanbul elections
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogans AK Party has submitted its appeal for the annulment and rerun of I..
Key politician backs Netanyahu but tough coalition talks ahead
A key politician on Tuesday threw his backing behind Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu follo..
French billionaire Pinault pledges 100 mln euros to help rebuild Notre-Dame
French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault pledged 100 million euros ($113 million) on Monday towards..