Israeli Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter Moved To House Arrest
An Israeli soldier who shot dead a wounded Palestinian assailant will be placed on house arrest pending his appeal of ...
Tag: War_Conflict
EU Raises Prospect of New Sanctions Against NKorea
European Union member states agreed Monday to consider imposing new sanctions on North Korea after it tested its first intercontinental ...
Cameroon Elite Army Boat Capsizes Leaving Many Missing
Only three people have been rescued so far after a Cameroonian army vessel carrying 37 people capsized off the country’s ...
Senegal Football Club Suspended After Stadium Tragedy
Senegal's US Ouakam team was suspended from the country's football federation on Monday after accusations its supporters threw projectiles at ...
Philippines’ Duterte Offers Muslim Self-Rule To Counter IS
President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority on Monday in an attempt to defeat Islamist militants who ...
Muslims Heed Calls To Avoid Holy Site Over Israeli Security Measures
Muslims heeded calls Monday not to enter a Jerusalem holy site and protested outside after Israeli authorities installed metal detectors ...
Millions Vote In Disputed Venezuela Poll
An unofficial referendum rejects plans to rewrite Venezuela’s constitution, but the President says it is “meaningless”. More than seven million ...
Jordan Soldier Who Killed US Trainers Jailed For Life
A Jordanian soldier has been sentenced to life in prison with hard labour for killing three US military trainers last ...
Jordanian Soldier Gets Life For Killing 3 US Trainers
A Jordanian court on Monday sentenced a soldier to life imprisonment over the killing of three American military trainers outside ...
EU Sanctions 16 More Syrians Over Chemical Attacks
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against 16 more high-ranking military Syrian officials and scientists over chemical weapons attacks ...
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High
The people of war-torn Afghanistan continue to bear the brunt of the grinding conflict with civilian deaths at their worst ...
Eight Killed In Nigeria Suicide Bombing
Eight people were killed on Monday when a female suicide bomber detonated her explosives at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, ...
India Defends Shelling After 4 Pakistan Troops Killed
India has defended shelling across a disputed border that allegedly killed four Pakistani soldiers, saying Monday it had the right ...
Afghan Civilian Deaths Hit New High In 2017
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan hit a new high in the first half of 2017 with 1,662 killed and more than ...
US-Backed Forces Say Advancing Against IS In Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces said Monday they had seized a new neighbourhood from the Islamic State group in the jihadist stronghold of ...
‘Taliban’ Suicide Bomber Kills Two In NW Pakistan
A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) in Pakistan's northwest on Monday, killing ...
South Korea Proposes Rare Military Talks With North Korea
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang’s long-range missile test. ...
Australia Military Powers Beefed Up For Terror Attacks
Australia's military will be given greater power to act during terror attacks, the prime minister said Monday, following a review ...
S. Korea Seeks Rare Talks With North To Ease Military Tensions
South Korea on Monday offered to hold rare military talks with the North, aiming to ease tensions after Pyongyang tested ...
Senegal: Demba Diop Stadium Collapse Kills Eight
A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. It fell ...