A Somali general and at least seven of his bodyguards were killed on Sunday when their vehicle was rammed by a car bomb driven by an al Shabaab suicide attacker in the capital, police and the Islamist group said. Al Shabaab, which frequently launches attacks on officials in Mogadishu, staged...

At least 12 people have died and dozens are missing in Thailand after a boat carrying 150 Thai Muslims capsized in the ancient tourist city of Ayutthaya, officials said on Sunday. The accident took place on the Chao Phraya river in Ayutthaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site located some 80 kms...

Palestinian group Hamas has reiterated that the group’s deputy leader, Ismail Haniyeh, will return to the Gaza Strip following his current visit to Qatar.  Haniyeh left Gaza earlier this month for Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage, amid reports that he plans to...

At least three PKK terrorists were killed by Turkish security forces near the border with Iraq in southeastern Turkey’s Sirnak province, a military source told Anadolu Agency. According to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on talking to the media, the...

Israel's military has sent an extra battalion to Hebron in the occupied West Bank after a spike in alleged attacks over the weekend.  "In accordance with situation assessments following recent terror attacks, the IDF [army] is deploying a battalion to reinforce the area of Hebron," the...

Allies of Yemen's president found weapons bound for Iran-aligned Houthi forces on trucks with Omani license plates, although there was no evidence of any link to Omani authorities, who are neutral in Yemen's war, a Saudi-owned daily reported on Sunday. Al-Hayat newspaper quoted Marib...

(Marca)- On February 5, 2011, Barcelona won 3-0 against Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou to set a new record of 16 consecutive LaLiga wins, a mark that Real Madrid can equal in Catalonia when they take on Espanyol on Sunday. It was one of the many highlights of Pep Guardiola's team, and it had...

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tehran supports any move to stabilize the global oil market and lift prices, the Iranian oil ministry news agency SHANA quoted him as saying on Sunday. "Instability and falling oil prices are harmful to all countries, especially oil producers," Rouhani...

Twenty-nine people were injured in an outdoor explosion late Saturday in New York City, Mayor Bill de Blasio told reporters. One injury resulting from the explosion at around 8.30 p.m. (1230GMT) at 131 West 23rd Street in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan "might be considered serious",...

The Turkish military said 67 Daesh targets were hit and five terrorists “neutralized” Saturday in northern Syria as part of Operation Euphrates Shield. According to a statement issued by the Turkish General Staff on Saturday, the targets were hit with 260 howitzer missiles and 59 multiple...

Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London on Saturday for a “refugees welcome” march, demanding action from the British government. Protesters chanting slogans such as "Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here" and “No-one is illegal” marched from Park Lane to...

An Egyptian court slapped Saturday a suspect with a 15-year jail term for links with Daesh group. The Cairo Criminal Court jailed the suspect, a driver, for fighting alongside Daesh militants in Syria, a judicial source said on condition of anonymity because he was unauthorized to speak to...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped the United States would stick to its commitments on Syria, adding that he believed securing a truce in that country's conflict was the common goal of both Moscow and Washington. The United States and Russia said on Friday they wanted...

Russia and Syrian rebels cast doubt over the prospects for an increasingly shaky five-day-old ceasefire on Saturday, with Moscow saying the situation was worsening and a senior insurgent warning that the truce "will not hold out". The ceasefire is the result of an agreement between Russia,...

The Palestinian Ministry of Social Affairs on Saturday began to distribute Turkish aid in the Gaza Strip. "We have come to the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the Gazans,” Fahrettin Göker of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said. “We tell you that Turkish...

An Egyptian court on Saturday upheld a freeze on the assets of five human rights activists and three non-government organizations. An investigating magistrate had ordered the freeze in March pending approval from the court. “The court approved the order to freeze the assets of the five...

Democratic Republic of Congo's elections commission on Saturday petitioned the Constitutional Court for a postponement of presidential elections, formally confirming a poll delay that has created a dangerous political impasse. President Joseph Kabila's term in office in Africa's top copper...

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg took pole position for his 200th Formula One race after a stunning qualifying lap around Singapore's Marina Bay street circuit on Saturday. The German's best lap of one minute 42.584 seconds left him perfectly placed to retake the championship lead from British...

Iraqi refugees have started to return to the western city of Fallujah, which was recaptured from the Daesh group in May. “Around 500 refugee families were moved to the center of Fallujah,” Anbar provicial chief Sabah Kahrout told Anadolu Agency on Saturday. He said the returning families...

Turkish warplanes destroyed three Daesh targets in northern Syria, Turkish military said Saturday. According to the Turkish General Staff’s statement, an air operation was conducted Saturday between 11.53 a.m. (0853 GMT) and 12.26 p.m. (0926 GMT), which resulted in the destruction of three...