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In a Hospital Ward in Yemen, The Collapse of a Nation
For the past three years, Yemen has been the combat zone of a struggle for regional supremacy between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Confused Between Weather and Climate, Trump Hopes for ‘Some Global Warming’
Donald Trump's missive quickly drew Twitter eye-rolls from many users exasperated that the Republican US president could use cold weather to mock the science behind climate change.
Vladimir Putin Calls St Petersburg Explosion an Act of Terror
At least 13 people were injured Wednesday evening after an improvised explosive device went off in a storage area for customers' bags at the supermarket in St. Petersburg.
Trump Will Fail Against Iran as Did 'Smarter' Reagan, Says Ayatollah Khamenei
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday U.S. President Donald Trump would fail in his hardened stance towards Iran, saying Tehran was stronger than during the time of the "more powerful and smarter" Ronald Reagan.
Why Donald Trump Isn't Getting the Credit He Thinks He Deserves
The President has shown little sign of examining why he may not be getting full political value for a record that, contrary to his claims, is not the most glittering of any first-year president.
Putin Critic Navalny Barred From Russian Presidential Election
Russia's central election commission voted on Monday to bar opposition leader Alexei Navalny from running in a presidential election next year, saying he was ineligible because of a past criminal conviction.
Aardvark Dies in Blaze at London Zoo, Meerkats Missing
The fire broke out shortly after 0600 GMT at the zoo's Animal Adventure section before spreading to the shop and cafe, near to an area where visitors can handle and feed animals, the zoo and London Fire Brigade said.
Israel's Netanyahu Calls UN "House of Lies" Before Jerusalem Vote
"The State of Israel totally rejects this vote, even before (the resolution's) approval," said Netanyahu
Trump Threatens to Cut Aid to UN Members Over Jerusalem Vote
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
US Lifts Funding Ban on Studies That Enhance Dangerous Germs
The ban covered federal funding for any new so-called "gain-of-function" experiments that enhance pathogens such as Avian influenza, SARS and the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS viruses.
Israel Arrests Palestinian Teen After Soldier-slapping Video
The video supposedly shot Friday showed two Palestinian teenage girls approaching two Israeli soldiers, before shoving, kicking and slapping them while filming on mobile phones.
As Syrian Couples Say 'I do,' Lebanon Says 'No, Not Quite'
Laws and legislation seem very remote from the informal settlements in the northern Bekaa Valley, where Syrian refugee tents sit on the rocky ground amongst rural tobacco fields. Marriages by unregistered sheikhs are common but hard to quantify because au...
Knife-wielding Attacker Shouts 'Allahu Akbar', Wounds Two Danish Journalists in Gabon
The two reporters for the National Geographic channel were in a popular market for tourist souvenirs on Saturday, when a Nigerian national living in Gabon lunged at them with the knife, Defence Minister Etienne Kabinda Makaga said in a statement.
Pakistani Top Court Rejects Bid to Bar Opposition Leader Imran Khan
The top court dismissed a petition to disqualify the cricket hero as an MP, months after his rival, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was removed from parliament by the court on similar charges.
Erdogan Says Turkey Seeking to Annul Trump Decision on Jerusalem at UN
Erdogan was speaking two days after a Muslim leaders meeting in Istanbul condemned US President Donald Trump's decision, calling on the world to respond by recognising East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine.
Islamic Leaders Urge East Jerusalem Recognition as 'Palestine's Capital'
A communique posted on the Turkish Foreign Ministry website said the emirs, presidents and ministers gathered in Istanbul regarded Trump's move "as an announcement of the U.S. Administration's withdrawal from its role as sponsor of peace".