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Military reinforcements on way to Kunduz

Military reinforcements have been sent to Kunduz, where government forces managed to fend off a major Taliban assault earlier this year. In a multi-pronged assault...

Putin calls for broad anti-IS coalition

Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged the creation of a broad anti-terror coalition that would include the Syrian government troops. Addressing the UN General Assembly,...

UN chief calls for Syrian crisis to be referred to criminal court

The UN secretary-general has called for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International Criminal Court. World leaders including President Barack Obama and...

Saudi airstrikes hit Yemen wedding party, killing 28 people

Two airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition targeting Yemen’s Shiite rebels have struck a wedding party, killing 28 people and wounding dozens. Security officials say the...

Vladimir Putin: No plans ‘right now’ for Russian troops in Syria

Vladimir Putin says Russia has no plans “right now” to put combat troops on the ground in Syria, but would continue backing Bashar Assad’s...

Iran’s president says Syria’s Assad must stay in power

Iran’s president has said Syrian leader Bashar Assad has to remain in power to fight extremist groups like Islamic State (IS), and must not...

Pope Francis welcomed by huge crowds for Philadelphia mass

Pope Francis has joined hundreds of thousands of the faithful for the last and biggest event of his six-day US visit – a mass...

Thai police ready to prosecute two men over Bangkok bombing

Thai police have said that two men, who were arrested in connection with a deadly bomb blast in Bangkok, were the ones who carried...

Iran vows legal action against Saudi Arabia after Hajj disaster

Iran has vowed to take international legal action against Saudi Arabia’s rulers over the crush of Muslim pilgrims at this year’s hajj, which killed...

Islamist sent for trial over destruction of Timbuktu Mausoleums

An alleged Islamic extremist charged with being involved in the destruction of religious buildings in Timbuktu has been arrested and sent to the International...

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