ALEPPO SEES SHELLING, AIR STRIKES AGAIN AS ASSAD URGES PEACE TALKS

A day after the last rebels left their remaining pocket of territory in the city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights... READ MORE›

ALONE IN PARIS, REFUGEE CHILDREN FRANTIC TO SEE THEIR BRITISH FAMILIES

For now, both Hassan and Jamil are in secure accommodation - Hassan said his sleep on Tuesday was the best he has ever had... READ MORE›

FRANCE LASHES RUSSIA OVER SYRIA; ALEPPO SEEKS EU HELP

Hundreds of Syrian civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced amid the Russian-backed Syrian government campaign to retake Aleppo... READ MORE›

IRAN PRESIDENT SAYS TRUMP CANT TEAR UP NUCLEAR PACT

He wants to do many things, Iran's president, Hassan Rouhani, said of Mr. Trump in a speech... READ MORE›

IRAN PRESIDENT NOT INTERESTED IN TRUMP'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR DEAL

Hassan rouhani says incoming administration's 'desires' won't affect iran's 'will'... READ MORE›

'CONSISTENT EVIDENCE' HASSAN DIAB WASN'T IN FRANCE DURING DEADLY 1980 BOMBING, JUDGE RULES

After 36 years and since no one else was indicted, the Court of Appeal is clinging on to Hassan Diab... READ MORE›

IRAN LEADER BLASTS TRUMP, CLINTON, SAYS CANDIDATES ARE 'BAD' AND 'WORSE'

The choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is one between bad or worse, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said during a rally Sunday in Iran... READ MORE›

THE AMERICAN BOY ARRESTED FOR MAKING A CLOCK MEETS SUDAN'S PRESIDENT, AN ACCUSED WAR CRIMINAL

To make it even more remarkable, Ahmed's father, Mohamed El Hassan Mohamed, has campaigned against Bashir in not one but two presidential elections... READ MORE›

REFUGEE CRISIS: EIGHT LIFE STORIES FROM BUDAPEST'S KELETI STATION

He is travelling with his brother Walid who operated a concrete-mixer truck in Idlib Walid's wife and two young children and several other friends and relatives... READ MORE›

"NOT IN MY NAME" - MUSLIMS SPEAK OUT AGAINST PARIS ATTACKS CONDUCTED IN THE NAME OF ISLAM

Joko Widodo, the leader of Indonesia,which is the world's most populous Muslim country has spoken out against the attacks... READ MORE›

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ROME SPARES IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S BLUSHES BY COVERING NUDE STATUES

More than 100 Italian executives met top Iranian officials during the Rome visit, and Italian infrastructure companies agreed to at least EUR17bn of deals and investments... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN PLANE CRASH IN EGYPT KILLS ALL PEOPLE ON BOARD

The plane was heading to St Petersburg, likely carrying tourists returning from holidays in Egypt's popular Sharm el-Sheikh resort... READ MORE›

PALESTINIAN STATE IS A 'FANTASY', SAYS SON OF HAMAS FOUNDER

For most of his childhood his father was locked away in Israeli prisons, and Mr Yousef was left to fend for his family... READ MORE›

'THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A BOMB'

Speaking to the Dallas Morning News from his Irving home, Ahmed's father, Mohamed Elhassan Mohamed, blamed the incident on Islamophobia... READ MORE›

ITALY COVERS NUDES FOR IRAN PRESIDENT

Italian hospitality for the visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has stretched to covering up nude statues... READ MORE›

HOLLANDE-ROUHANI LUNCH SCRAPPED AFTER ELYSEE PALACE 'REFUSED TO REMOVE WINE FROM MENU'

Mr Rouhani was to begin his trip to Paris by meeting company executives... READ MORE›

IRANS PRESIDENT DEFENDS NUCLEAR DEAL IN BLUNT REMARKS

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country's supreme leader, who has the final word on the nuclear agreement, gave his tacit support to it on Saturday... READ MORE›

JOURNALISTS HAD TO PERFORM CPR ON A REFUGEE WHEN POLICE WOULDN'T

Refugee suffering heart attack given CPR by journalists as Croatian police 'looked on'... READ MORE›

'DEATH TO AMERICA' DOESN'T ACTUALLY MEAN DEATH TO AMERICA

The presenter of 60 Minutes Steve Kroft spoke to President Hassan Rouhani in Iran ahead of the progression of the US Iran nuclear deal... READ MORE›

13 REJECTED HEADLINES FOR STORY ABOUT MOROCCAN BOY PRINCE DENYING HAND KISSES

Boy prince prepares for cold and flu season by spending entire day avoiding hand kisses 12... READ MORE›

IRANS PRESIDENT CRITICIZES COUNTRYS HARD-LINE MEDIA

Mr. Rouhani, however, accused intelligence officers of deciding what outlets should be closed, instead of the judiciary... READ MORE›

ISIS MILITANTS SEIZE OPPORTUNITY IN LIBYAS TURMOIL

Khalifa Hifter, describes itself as fighting to rescue Libya from Islamic extremists, including the Islamic State fighters... READ MORE›

INVESTIGATORS TO RELEASE RECORDER DATA FROM TRAIN CRASH ON THURSDAY

Many senators in the United States, suspicious of Iran's sincerity, have advanced a bill that would place more sanctions on the country should talks fail... READ MORE›

IRANIAN PRESIDENT AND MODERATES MAKE STRONG GAINS IN ELECTIONS

But economic changes and an opening to the world, a major focus of Mr. Rouhani's government, might gain greater support... READ MORE›

EGYPT'S FIGHTBACK AGAINST ISIS BEGINS AS OPERATIVE IS KILLED BY POLICE IN CAIRO

In December 2013, he was appointed as head of the new official Russian government owned international news agency Rossiya Segodnya Russia Today ... READ MORE›

IRAN ELECTION: REFORMISTS POISED TO WIN PARLIAMENTARY SEATS, MINISTRY SAYS

Iran's Interior Ministry said with about one-third of the votes counted in Tehran, reformers were leading the parliamentary elections... READ MORE›

FLIGHT 7K9268 CRASHES IN EGYPT'S SINAI PENINSULA, KILLING ALL 224 ON BOARD

All 224 passengers and crew members on board Russian flight 7K9268 were killed when it crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, medical and security sources say... READ MORE›

ITALY COVERS UP NUDE MARBLE STATUES FOR IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT

As part of his visit to Rome, Rouhani toured the famed Capitoline Museum with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Monday... READ MORE›

PAKISTANI STUDENT HASSAN ASIF DIES WITH FAMILY BY HIS SIDE

Hassan, 25, died from terminal cancer on Wednesday morning in a Melbourne hospice, his brother Rameez Asif announced... READ MORE›

IRAN'S ROUHANI AXES FRANCE TRIP, VOWS TO FIGHT TERRORISM

The state-run IRNA news agency quoted the Iranian president as saying that Iran itself has been a victim of the scourge of terrorism... READ MORE›

HOW THE POMPEY LADS FELL INTO THE HANDS OF ISIS

Over the weekend, it was reported that the last of the group still in Syria and fighting for Islamic State, Asad Uzzaman, 25, had been killed... READ MORE›

ARABIC GRAFFITI FOUND DAUBED ON EASYJET PLANES' FUEL TANKS

The safety and security of its passengers and crews is always easyJet's highest priority... READ MORE›

SHARM EL-SHEIKH: UK HOLIDAYMAKERS STRANDED IN EGYPT AS DOWNING STREET CANCELS FLIGHTS AMID TERROR FEARS

Instead, Mr Cameron is likely to have to explain to the Egyptian delegation why he did not trust them with the safety of British holidaymakers... READ MORE›

MAN ADMITS CARRYING SWORD IN ISLINGTON

But District Judge Mary Connolly said If he is in fear of violence why is he out at night with a hockey mask and sword?... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REBEL COMMANDER SAYS NORTHERN ALEPPO COUNTRYSIDE 'TOTALLY ENCIRCLED'

Now the northern countryside of Aleppo province is totally encircled, and the humanitarian situation is very difficult... READ MORE›

HEZBOLLAH WELCOMES RUSSIAN BUILDUP IN SYRIA, SAYS U.S. HAS FAILED

Hezbollah welcomes russian buildup in syria says u.s. has failed... READ MORE›

FIVE RUSSIANS BLACKLISTED FOR ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES

He also has been implicated in several other human rights abuses... READ MORE›

UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY BACKS SYRIA PEACE PLAN

The ceasefire, which remained largely intact Saturday in its second day, was brokered by Russia and Turkey, which have been working increasingly closely on Syria... READ MORE›

AMERICAN FATHER AND SON SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN IRANIAN PRISON

Iran officials say five people were convicted and sentenced for cooperating with Iran's enemies, a government euphemism that usually implies cooperating with the United States... READ MORE›

CLINTON, TRUMP MUST PROMOTE FREEDOM AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN ELECTION CAMPAIGN

M. Zuhdi Jasser is the President of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy based in Phoenix, Arizona and the co-founder of the Muslim Reform Movement... READ MORE›

RUSSIAN WARPLANES USE IRAN BASE TO BOMB ISIL IN SYRIA

X Embed x Share Russia's Defense Ministry said Tuesday its warplanes took off from a base in Iran to target Islamic State fighters in Syria... READ MORE›

MILITARY FIRST FOR IRAN AS RUSSIAN BOMBERS BASED ON ITS TERRITORY LAUNCH AIR STRIKES ON SYRIA

Flying with full bomb loads from Iran's Hamadan airbase, the aircraft carried out group attacks on Islamic State and Jabhat al-Nusra positions, the ministry said... READ MORE›

BAHRAINI SHI'ITE CLERICS WARN AGAINST TARGETING MUSLIM SECT

The United States, the United Nations and Britain last week expressed concern about the closing of al-Wefaq, saying the move could threaten the country's stability... READ MORE›

RARE ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF PALMYRA SHOWS FULL EXTENT OF ISIS DESTRUCTION

Footage has been released showing a rare glimpse of the ancient Syrian site of Palmyra before the destruction caused by Isis... READ MORE›

PAKISTAN COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF CHRISTIAN WOMAN CONVICTED OF BLASPHEMY

Asia Bibi has been on death row since November 2010, when a district court found her guilty of making derogatory remarks about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad... READ MORE›

IS AUSTRALIA TOO WORRIED? ISRAELI EXPERT PROFESSOR EFRAIM INBAR THINKS SO

Islamic State Is Australia too worried? Israeli expert Professor Efraim Inbar thinks so... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE LOSING RECRUITS TO CASUALTIES AND DESERTIONS, SAYS WASHINGTON

Islamic State's contingent of fighters in Syria and Iraq has fallen from about 31,000 to 25,000 according to a US intelligence report revealed by the White House... READ MORE›

NEW U.S. INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAYS ISLAMIC STATE WEAKER

So too has a U.S.-led air campaign that has launched more than 10,000 strikes against the Islamist extremists, Earnest said... READ MORE›