Philippines mulls pullout of Syria peacekeepers The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U.N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels. More
Iran president still a force even as his era ends When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory full of bluster and menace or his tussles with Iran's ruling clerics that are known to much of the world. More
Kerry: Russia sells missile defense to Syria Secretary of State John Kerry says the transfer of advanced missile defense systems from Russia to Syria would be a "destabilizing" factor for Israel's security. More
U.S. believes Syria used chemicals The United States has evidence that the chemical weapon sarin has been used in Syria on a small scale, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday. But numerous questions remain about the origins of the chemicals and what impact their apparent use could have on the ongoing Syrian civil war and international involvement in it. More
Israeli attack on Syria's Palmyra kills 36 people, Syrian state media says An Israeli attack on Syria's historic city of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50 on Wednesday after it hit residential buildings and an industrial zone, the Syrian state news agency ... 11/21/2024 - 12:28 am | View Link
Syrian state media says Israeli military strike killed 36 people in Syria’s historic town of Palmyra Syria's state-run media say that a strike on the Syrian town of Palmyra killed 36 people and wounded more than 50, an attack that Damascus blamed on Israel. 11/20/2024 - 1:52 am | View Link
At least five killed in attack on aerospace firm near Turkey’s Ankara At least five people have been killed and 22 others wounded in an attack on the headquarters ... there was a loud explosion at the site and subsequent gunfire. Security camera images from the ... 10/23/2024 - 10:16 am | View Link
‘Active terror attack’ underway in Turkey after explosion and gunfire Five people have been killed and at least 14 more are wounded in a terrorist attack ... It was then followed by reports of gunfire in the vicinity, with people seen fleeing the scene and taking ... 10/23/2024 - 3:36 am | View Link
Attack on aerospace firm in Turkey’s Ankara kills 5, injures 22 Footage shows armed assailants entering building Interior Minister Yerlikaya suspects PKK involvement Ankara says two attackers killed in terror incident Witnesses ... 10/22/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes Saturday killed at least 11 people and injured dozens in central Beirut, officials said, as diplomats scrambled to broker a cease-fire.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry said the death toll could rise as emergency responders dug through the rubble looking for survivors. DNA tests are being used to identify the victims, it said, adding that 63 people were wounded.
MANILA — Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte said Saturday she has contracted an assassin to kill the President, his wife and the House of Representatives speaker if she herself is killed, in a brazen public threat that she warned was not a joke.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin referred the “active threat” against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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