By Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State is preparing for a possible attack on a city in northeastern Syria near the border with Iraq where it remains a big threat despite recent setbacks, a Kurdish official told Reuters on Tuesday. Hasaka province in northeastern Syria is strategically important for all sides and abuts Islamic State-held territory in Iraq, where the group is back on the offensive after losing the
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has added the name of a Palestinian teen to its “Monument to the Memory of the Victims of Terrorism”, upsetting the youth’s parents and a group representing families of slain Israelis with both demanding his name be removed. Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Khudair, according to a murder indictment, was burned alive in July in Jerusalem by three Israelis avenging the deaths of three Jewish teenagers
By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has added the name of a Palestinian teen to its “Monument to the Memory of the Victims of Terrorism”, upsetting the youth’s parents and a group representing families of slain Israelis with both demanding his name be removed. Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Khudair, according to a murder indictment, was burned alive in July in Jerusalem by three Israelis avenging the deaths of three Jewish teenagers
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities say two people have been killed and 1,000 have been left homeless by a tornado that struck a southern Brazilian city.
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities say two people have been killed and 1,000 have been left homeless by a tornado that struck a southern Brazilian city.
Sydney (AFP) – Guangzhou Evergrande led a trio of teams into the AFC Champions League last 16 on Tuesday but Western Sydney Wanderers’ title defence was left hanging by a thread.
Sydney (AFP) – Guangzhou Evergrande led a trio of teams into the AFC Champions League last 16 on Tuesday but Western Sydney Wanderers’ title defence was left hanging by a thread.
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ordered Russia to pay damages for the fatal shooting of a Moldovan man in 2012.
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s top human rights court has ordered Russia to pay damages for the fatal shooting of a Moldovan man in 2012.
The Polish government has approved the recommendation of the defense ministry to order Patriot missiles produced by U.S. firm Raytheon in the Polish missile defense tender, the defense ministry said on Tuesday. The Polish President, Bronislaw Komorowski, also speaking on Tuesday, said Poland will enter negotiations with the United States to finalize the missile defense tender, which is worth about $5 billion. The defense ministry also said on Tuesday that