Military activities reported near Gaza
Israeli forces carried out small operations in or near Gaza on Thursday morning, with officials on both sides giving conflicting accounts of events. According to Palestinian officials, Israeli forces crossed into the town of Beit Lahiya, detaining at least a dozen Palestinians and injuring one. An Israel Defense Forces spokesman confirmed military activity More...
Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK clash
Three Turkish soldiers were killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels near the Syrian border in southern Turkey on Thursday, the provincial governor’s office said. Separately, a provincial leader of Prime Minister More...
Death penalty for Somaliland raid
A military court in Hargeisa, the capital of the self-proclaimed Somaliland, has sentenced 17 civilians to death for attacking a military base. The death penalties were handed down the day after the attack in which More...
Mladic trial suspended over dispute
The Hague, Netherlands - The war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb commander Ratko Mladic was suspended until further notice Thursday over the prosecution’s failure to disclose some evidence against Mladic, More...
7 dead in attack on Afghan governor
Kabul, Afghanistan - Suicide attackers with explosives stormed a governor’s compound in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday, killing themselves and seven people, officials said. The attack took place at the More...
Four dead in Pakistan air crash
Two Pakistan Air Force light aircraft have collided in mid-air on a routine training mission north-west of Islamabad – killing two trainee pilots and two instructors – police say. Correspondents say More...
Hollande taps old hands, new faces for French government
French President Francois Hollande named a government dominated by moderate left-wingers on Wednesday after Socialist Party boss Martine Aubry, overlooked for the post of prime minister, said she no longer wanted More...
Robert F Kennedy Jr’s wife dead
Robert F Kennedy Jr’s estranged wife has been found dead at her home in New York state. No cause of death had been released, but US media reported the 52-year-old had been discovered hanged. In a statement, More...