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Gunmen kill eight Hazara miners in Afghanistan

 Unidentified gunmen killed eight members of Afghanistan's Hazara minority who were working as miners in the northern province of Baghlan, a local government official said. Faiz Mohammad Amiri, governor of Taleh va Barfak district, said the eight dead and three other wounded, who all came...

Turkey to naturalize Syrian, Iraqi migrants

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday announced that some of the millions of Syrian and Iraqis who have fled to Turkey would be given Turkish nationality. "Our interior ministry is carrying out work, and under this work, some of them will be granted our nationality after all the necessary...

Netanyahu welcomes US House vote on settlements

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives' condemnation of a U.N. reprimand of Israel's settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. "After the outrageous anti-Israel resolution at the U.N., the U.S. House of Representatives voted...

US tanks roll into Germany to bolster NATO deterrent

Ships began unloading U.S. tanks, self-propelled howitzers and hundreds of other fighting vehicles Friday in the northern German port of Bremerhaven, to be moved into Eastern Europe to bolster NATO's deterrence against possible Russian aggression. Some 3,500 troops from the 4th Infantry...

Zidane plans to limit Ronaldo's minutes

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists he will continue to periodically leave out four-time world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo to keep the Portuguese fresh for the business end of the season. Ronaldo has sat out Real's last two home games -- missing the visit of Deportivo la Coruna...

Turkey releases 2 suspects held for Izmir attack

Two people held in connection with Thursday's gun-and-bomb terrorist attack in western Izmir province were released on Friday, according to a police source. The two suspects were released early morning in Izmir, the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking...

Russia says has begun drawdown of forces in Syria

Russia has begun a drawdown of its military forces in Syria, news agencies quoted the head of the Russian General Staff as saying Friday. "In accordance with the decision of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, (President) Vladimir Putin, the Russian...