Iraq, Syria might splinter: CIA chief

Iraq and Syria have been so thoroughly damaged by warfare, sectarian conflict and killing that it is unclear they "can be put back together again," CIA Director John Brennan said.
8 September 2016

Indonesia drug chief moots crackdown

Indonesia's anti-drugs chief has supported implementing a bloody crackdown on traffickers like the war on crime in
7 September 2016

OPCW warns on Aleppo barrel bomb attacks

The world's chemical weapons watchdog said yesterday it was "disturbed" by the alleged use of toxic chemicals in
7 September 2016

'Turkey, US ready to work on ousting IS'

Washington and Ankara are ready to work together to push Islamic State jihadists out of their de facto capital of
7 September 2016

China under pressure over South China sea row

Beijing yesterday came under pressure at an Asian summit over its "illegal" island-building in the South China Sea,
7 September 2016

Dozens choke in Aleppo

Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after regime helicopters
6 September 2016

IS car bomb kills 7 in Baghdad

A car bomb attack claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 7 people near a hospital in central Baghdad late
6 September 2016

Aussie IS jihadist killed in Syria

The Islamic State group has announced the death in Syria of an Australian jihadist convicted over a 2005 plot to bomb
6 September 2016

'Chem attack' chokes dozens In Aleppo

Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after regime
6 September 2016

Global charity hit in deadly Kabul violence

Militants attacked an international charity in Kabul yesterday during an hours-long assault labelled a "war crime" by
6 September 2016

Obama a 'son of a whore': Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte called Barack Obama a "son of a whore" yesterday as he vowed not to be lectured
5 September 2016

Twin Taliban suicide blasts in Kabul kill 24

At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded yesterday in a Taliban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during
5 September 2016

Blasts kill 48 in Syria

A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria yesterday, killing several dozen
5 September 2016

Saudi Arabia should not run pilgrimage

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed criticism of Saudi Arabia over how it runs the hajj after a
5 September 2016

IS affiliate blamed for Davao blast

IS' affiliate in the Philippines has claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least 14 people and wounded 70
3 September 2016

Syria co-op deal soon

Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday said in an interview aired that Moscow and Washington could soon reach a cooperation deal
2 September 2016

Israel approves 463 settlement homes

Israeli authorities yesterday approved the construction of 463 homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, the watchdog
31 August 2016

Thousands found buried in 72 mass graves: report

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group has buried thousands of their victims in at least 72 mass grave across Iraq
31 August 2016

Turkey denies truce with Kurds

Turkey said Wednesday a truce with Kurdish-led forces in northern Syria was "out of the question", denying a US claim the two
31 August 2016

IS leaders killed in Iraq, Syria

US-led coalition air strikes have killed several senior figures in the Islamic State group since April in a heavy blow to the
31 August 2016