Iraq defence minister escapes machine gun attack on convoy
Tikrit - Iraqi Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi escaped unharmed on Monday after his convoy came under machine gun fire north of Baghdad, security officials...
Syrian boy drowned because his Father wanted new teeth
This story of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi drowning that has captured the world ... As sad as it is, he and his family have been...
Hungary draws fire as migrants face off police on blocked train
Budapest (dpa) - Around 500 migrants from the Middle East hoping to reach Austria were still stranded at a train station near Budapest on...
Stop the migrant boats, Australia tells Europe
Australia's Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Friday urged Europe to adopt similar tactics to Australia to stop refugee boats making the dangerous journey to...
China to reduce military by 300 000 troops
Beijing (dpa) - China will reduce its military ranks by around 300 000 personnel, President Xi Jinping says.
The country's military is currently the largest...
Police officer shot dead in Chicago, manhunt under way
Washington - A police officer who was pursuing three suspects on foot in a Chicago suburb was shot and killed on Tuesday, news reports...
Ivorian immigrant massacres couple in their home
Catania , Sicily - An Ivorian immigrant is accused of beheading 68 year old Vincenzo Solano and throwing his wife Mercedes Ibanez ,70 off...
Turkey launches first coalition airstrikes against ISIS
Istanbul - Turkey launched its first air strikes as part of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State extremist group, the Foreign Ministry said...
Thai police arrest suspect over Bangkok bombing
Bangkok - Thai authorities on Saturday arrested a suspect in connection with a Bangkok bombing that killed 20 people on August 17 2015, according...
Two migrant boats capsize with hundreds on board – report
London (dpa) - Two boats carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast, with hundreds feared dead, a news report said on Friday.
More than 100...
Denmark cuts benefits for asylum seekers
Copenhagen - Danish lawmakers on Wednesday approved cutting welfare benefits for new asylum seekers in a bid to curtail arrivals.
Integration Minister Inger Stojberg of...
Germany urges Facebook to censor racist posts
Berlin - Germany has urged Facebook to censor racist posts, prompting the world's biggest online social media company to say on Thursday that it...
