By Luke Baker JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Before his speech to the United Nations late on Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promised to drop a “bombshell”. For most of his address, Abbas took Israel to task over its 48-year occupation, its restrictions on Palestinian prayer at a holy site in Jerusalem and its failure to prosecute Jews suspected of crimes against Palestinians.
The CIA has withdrawn a number of its personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing following two massive cyber attacks involving U.S. government employee records, according to the Washington Post. Citing current and former U.S. officials “who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter,” the newspaper said the CIA took the steps because the hack of U.S. Office of Personnel Management records this year could have
MOSCOW (AP) — The latest developments as Russia and other nations counter Islamic State militants in Syria. All times local:
A record 270,000 to 280,000 refugees arrived in Germany in September, more than the total for 2014, said the interior minister of the southern state of Bavaria Wednesday. “According to current figures… we have to assume that in September 2015 between 270,000 and 280,000 refugees came to Germany,” said Joachim Herrmann. Herrmann highlighted the pressure on the state government of Bavaria — the key gateway for migrants arriving through the
The United States does not oppose Russian air strikes in Syria if they target the Islamic State group, but Bashar al-Assad must step down, Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday. Kerry was addressing the United Nations Security Council hours after Russian jets hit targets in Syria, apparently in support of Assad’s battle to cling to power in Damascus.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near Mecca.
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Tuesday the nearly 1,100 photos distributed to foreign diplomats to help identify nationals who have died in the hajj are from the entire pilgrimage and not just a disaster near Mecca.
BRUSSELS (AP) — In a challenge to Formula One’s status quo, Force India and Sauber lodged a complaint with the European Union on Tuesday charging that the sport’s rule-making and revenue-sharing mechanisms are unlawful, unfair and harmful.
President Barack Obama met his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Tuesday at the United Nations, all smiles after both renewed their calls for an end to the US trade embargo against Havana. Close neighbors but long-time foes, the United States and Cuba restored diplomatic ties in July after a five-decade stand-off, and now must turn their attention to economic relations.
LUXOR, Egypt (AP) — King Tut’s tomb may contain hidden chambers, Egypt’s antiquities minister said Tuesday, lending support to a new theory that a queen may be buried in the walls of the 3,300 year-old pharaonic mausoleum.