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Indonesia: Floods hit 49 neighborhoods in capital

Disaster management authorities in Indonesia revealed on Tuesday that at least 49 neighborhoods in the country's capital had been flooded. A number of areas were flooded with water 10 to 100 centimeters deep (3.9 to 39.3 inches) after heavy rainfall that began Monday night, said the...

Mortar shells target Baghdad’s Green Zone

Three mortar projectiles landed early Tuesday inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone that houses diplomatic missions and government offices, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said.  "Three mortar shells hit inside the Green Zone in central Baghdad at dawn today, and no losses or...

Road to Saudi ties with Israel being paved, cautiously

Saudi Arabia, the most powerful Arab nation and home to Islam's holiest sites, has made its official position on the region's longest-running conflict clear: Full ties between the kingdom and Israel can only happen when peace is reached with the Palestinians. Yet state-backed Saudi media...