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Iraqi forces capture strategic districts of Mosul

Iraqi forces on Tuesday captured a major district of Daesh-held Mosul amid an ongoing army offensive aimed at ousting the terrorist group from the northern city.  "Iraqi forces have taken Mosul’s southeastern Al-Hay al-Senai district following fierce clashes with Daesh militants,"...

Turkish MHP party leader to back new constitution bill

The leader of Turkey’s opposition Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) said Tuesday he would back a parliamentary bill to change the country’s constitution. The move -- the first open commitment to support the bill by the MHP leader -- brings a potential change to a presidential system one...

The Assad conundrum

(Al Jazeera)- It is safe to say that, until recently, the debate over Syria's political future came down to one thing: the fate of President Bashar al-Assad. With his victory in Aleppo, and the firm support of Iran and Russia, it is also fairly safe to say that the Syrian president's future is...

SKorean president refuses to testify in impeachment trial

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday refused to testify in a case that will decide her future following her impeachment over a corruption scandal, forcing the Constitutional Court to delay the start of oral arguments. After Park's refusal, the nine-justice court asked her to...