Month: October 2016

The top U.S. diplomat and his Russian counterpart are meeting in Switzerland Saturday in an attempt to broker a deal to resurrect the peace process in Syria. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are convening in Lausanne where they […]

The Syrian army and popular forces seized back three strategic regions in Aleppo, and killed over three dozen terrorists in heavy fighting in other parts of the province. The government forces managed to take full control of the al-Maqla, Kasarat and Qos al-Oweija regions in […]

Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has warned against the continued sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia and Israel, which are in violation of other territories as well as humanitarian laws. “We are deeply concerned about the destabilizing repercussions of the continual entry […]

Saudi warplanes have killed at least eight people across impoverished Yemen, less than a week after the Saudi war machine massacred over 140 Yemenis at a burial ceremony. Saudi fighter jets carried out an airstrike against a residential building in Hidan district in the northwestern […]

Russian-made S-300 air defense systems will allow Iran to bolster its military and improve its image, Ahmad Vakhshiteh, chief editor of Iranian analytical site RussiaViewer, told Sputnik Persian. A soldier during a military exercise involving S-300/SA 10 surface-to-air missile systems at the Ashuluk training ground, […]

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Donald Trump suggested several times Friday that he would not have sexually harassed the women who have accused him of assault because of their physical attractiveness. The comments, which appeared to be made offhandedly, drew repeated laughs from the audience. “Believe me, […]

Kristin Anderson was deep in conversation with acquaintances at a crowded Manhattan nightspot and did not notice the figure to her right on a red velvet couch — until, she recalls, his fingers slid under her miniskirt, moved up her inner thigh and touched her […]

NNA – Education Minister, Elias Bou Saab confirmed on Friday that “we are with understanding with all the Lebanese factions. We are against bilateral understandings”. Bou Saab’s remarks came during a visit to Kataeb leader, Sami Gemayel at Bikfaya to congratulate Gemayel over his marriage. […]

A new report from the International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation says ISIS is increasingly recruiting former criminals. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks to Peter Neumann, a co-author of the report. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Our review of who becomes a terrorist might be outdated. That’s […]