The Oct. 2 killing in Istanbul of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi should face an international probe, just not one by the UN, said the UN human rights chief on Wednesday. “We urged an international probe on the Khashoggi case. But we don't have jurisdiction for a criminal...

At least eight Nigerian soldiers were killed in recent Boko Haram raids on some military positions in the northeastern Nigeria, the local media reported on Wednesday. The Nigerian daily Punch quoted the army spokesman Sani Usman as saying that more than 10 Boko Haram militants were...

There is "no doubt" Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman was involved in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, Senator Marco Rubio said Wednesday. "Just from what we know about Saudi Arabia, what we know about the crown prince and what we know about this murder...

Istanbul's chief prosecutor has filed warrants for the arrest of a top aide to Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler and the deputy head of foreign intelligence on suspicion of planning the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, two Turkish officials said on Wednesday. The prosecutor's office has...

The U.S. eyes to strengthen its military presence in Cyprus, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday. A U.S. delegation recently inspected the strategic military objects in Cyprus with a view to use them for forward basing, Maria Zakharova told a news...

Djibouti's foreign minister on Wednesday said Eritrean President Isaias Afeworki will pay a visit to his country “soon”. Djibouti and Eritrea have been maintaining high level contacts after Ethiopia’s recommendation for a region-wide thaw was accepted across the board. “We don’t...

NATO is in Afghanistan to fight against international terrorism, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. "We are in Afghanistan to help the Afghan people but we are also in Afghanistan to help ourselves. We are there to fight international terrorism and to prevent...

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday denied accusations by U.S. senators about involvement of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.    “At no time did HRH the Crown Prince correspond with any Saudi officials in any government entity on...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday termed the Paris climate deal "fatally flawed", citing violent protests in France. "I am glad that my friend @EmmanuelMacron and the protestors in Paris have agreed with the conclusion I reached two years ago," Trump said on Twitter. "The Paris...

The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman is "complicit" in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, a senator said Tuesday. Senator Lindsey Graham said the de facto ruler of the kingdom was surely responsible for the Saudi journalist's death. "The crown prince, is a wrecking...

NATO on Tuesday called on Russia to return to full compliance with Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. NATO released a statement after the meeting of member countries’ foreign ministers in Brussels. “We call on Russia to return urgently to full and verifiable...

Russia will increase combat capabilities in response to the U.S. intention to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, Russian defense minister said on Tuesday. On Oct. 21, U.S. President Donald Trump had announced his intention to withdraw from the treaty....

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a letter to Pakistan’s premier seeking his help in the peace process in Afghanistan, local media reported on Monday. "Today I have received a letter from President Trump in which he asked for assistance in the Afghan peace talks to end the...

NATO foreign ministers will discuss security challenges this week, the head of the organization said on Monday. "NATO Foreign Ministers are meeting this week to address a wide range of security challenges, including Russia’s destabilising behaviour, violent extremism in the Middle East...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, a potential boon for automakers including Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) and BMW (BMWG.DE) who manufacture in the United States for export to China. Trump, fresh from agreeing a 90-day...

After a months-long investigation into the Myanmar government’s persecution against the Rohingya, a U.S.-based humanitarian rights law group has found that there is a reasonable basis to conclude that Rohingya are victims of genocide. The Washington-based Public International Law and...

The murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is not an issue of Turkey but the whole world, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday in Buenos Aires. Erdogan said Turkey never saw the killing of the journalists as a political issue, adding that the incident is and will...

The CIA claims that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may have ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in messages he sent to leader of killing squad, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.  "At least 11 messages to his closest adviser, who oversaw the team that...

In what appears to be statistical proof of evident upsurge in the Afghan war, the US announced to have dropped close to 6000 bombs in Afghanistan this year so far. According to the figures by the US Air Force Central Command (AFCENT), the US forces released 5,982 munitions in...

George H.W. Bush, a patrician New Englander whose presidency soared with the coalition victory over Iraq in Kuwait, but then plummeted in the throes of a weak economy that led voters to turn him out of office after a single term, has died. He was 94. The World War II hero, who also presided...