British Defense Ministry on Friday said it is “extremely sorry” that an Iraqi boy was allowed to drown after being forced into a river by four soldiers during the British occupation in 2003. Ahmed Jabbar Kareem Ali, 15, was detained on suspicion of looting an industrial compound in May 2003,...

The world's strongest storm this year killed at last 10 people in China when it hit the southeast coast, the government said on Friday, as rescuers scoured flooded streets and work crews struggled to restore power to more than a million homes. Typhoon Meranti had largely dissipated by Friday...

A team investigating missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will begin probing whether the commercial aircraft was deliberately ditched or experienced an uncontrolled fall while carrying 239 people, according to Malaysia's transport minister. Liow Tiong Lai told Anadolu Agency on Friday that...

(The Sports Xchange) - Matt Forte rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns to help the New York Jets secure their first victory of the season, 37-31, over the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night at New Era Field. Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed 24 of 34 passes for 374 yards and a...

Resin trees in supposedly protected forest areas are being felled at an “alarming” rate, a leading Cambodian activist has said, alleging that a U.S.-run protection program has failed to prevent such logging. Ouch Leng, the chairman of Cambodia Human Rights Task Forces, won this year’s...

A phantom account scandal at Wells Fargo & Co has put the U.S. bank's disclosure policies under a harsh spotlight. Despite press reports that a federal regulator and the Los Angeles prosecutor were investigating sales practices at retail branches of the San Francisco-based lender, the...

Seven village guards, one specialist sergeant and one soldier were martyred Thursday in a PKK attack in the eastern province of Agri, according to officials. Three soldiers and two civilians were also injured in the same attack by the terrorist group. A clash broke out between security...

A man was shot Thursday by New York City police (NYPD) after he attacked and maimed an off-duty officer with an 11-inch meat cleaver, law enforcement officials said. Akram Joudeh, 32, of Queens, was upset his car was immobilized in Midtown Manhattan with a wheel clamp -- a boot -- due to...

(Daily Sabah)- Russian Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov's meeting with his Turkish counterpart Gen. Hulusi Akar yesterday hinted toward more military collaboration in the Syrian crisis. Akar received Gerasimov at the General Staff headquarters following a greeting...

Fenerbahce have managed to nab a point at the last minute in the UEFA Europa League Group A match against Ukrainian team FC Zorya Luhansk on Thursday. Fenerbahce's central defender Simon Kjaer found the net thanks to a deflected shot at the 96th minute at Chernomorets Stadium in Odessa, to...

Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and the Democratic presidential candidate faced a more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls. Senior Clinton aides said they always...

Apple Inc and other U.S. multinationals will face new curbs on tax loopholes under a rule imposed by Washington on Thursday, part of a scramble among governments worldwide to bolster their corporate tax bases. Acting shortly after a European Union grab for billions of dollars in back taxes...

Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman on Thursday criticized European countries for closing their borders to Syrian refugees. Speaking at European Conference of Presidents of Parliament in Strasbourg, France, Kahraman criticized certain European countries over "building walls [to block]...

Japan will step up its activity in the contested South China Sea through joint training patrols with the United States and bilateral and multilateral exercises with regional navies, Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada said on Thursday. Inada said in a speech at Washington's Center for...

The past summer was one of contrast for Neymar, who faced numerous questions over his future in between major titles with Barcelona and the Brazilian Olympic football team. Paris Saint-Germain were at the front of the queue for the winger, putting a 40 million euro five-year contract in...

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "ethnic cleansing" video as an "unacceptable and outrageous" portrayal of people who oppose Israeli settlements in the West Bank, home to more than 2.7 million Palestinians. Ban told the...

The European Union on Thursday extended by six months the application of "restrictive measures targeting actions against Ukraine's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence". The sanctions, consisting of an asset freeze and a travel ban against 146 persons and 37 entities, have...

Since Wednesday evening, Muslim pilgrims have flocked to Saudi Arabia’s city of Medina after completing this year’s Hajj ritual -- the "fifth pillar" of Islam -- in the nearby city of Mecca. According to the Saudi Press Agency, Medina’s Civil Organization of Hajj Guides -- devoted to...

U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in August amid weak purchases of automobiles and a range of other goods, pointing to cooling domestic demand that further diminishes expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate increase next week. Other data on Thursday showed the labor market...

An international group of female activists has set sail from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip as part of the latest attempt to end the Israeli blockade. Around 20 women from a range of countries were given a warm farewell by cheering crowds including Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau on Wednesday...