Tikrit and Najaf: agony and ecstasy in Iraq
NOTHING, absolutely nothing prepares you to revive, on the spot, the memory of what will go down in history as ISIS/Daesh’s most horrid killing field in Iraq or Syria since the death cult stormed across the border in the summer of 2014; the Speicher massacre of June 12, 2014 —
135 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border
At least 135 people were killed and hundreds more injured when a 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides that were hindering rescue efforts, officials said Monday.
Tillerson to deliver warning in Myanmar over Rohingya crisis
In the face of widespread ‘atrocities’ against ethnic Rohingya people in Myanmar, the United States has been cautiously stepping up pressure on that country's army, while taking care to avoid endangering the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Lebanon PM says free in Saudi and will return home ‘very soon’
Saad Hariri, whose resignation as Lebanon's prime minister a week ago sent shockwaves across the region, said Sunday he is ‘free’ in Saudi Arabia and will return to Lebanon ‘very soon’.
Hundreds join Hollywood #MeToo march against sexual abuse
Hundreds of people marched in the heart of Hollywood on Sunday to support victims of sexual assault and harassment, inspired by a social media campaign that has portrayed such abuse as a pervasive feature of American life.
Putin and I had ‘good discussions’ at Apec summit: Trump
US president Donald Trump said he had ‘good discussions’ with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when they met briefly at an Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam.
Trump says North Korea's Kim insulted him by calling him ‘old’
US president Donald Trump said in a tweet on Sunday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had insulted him by calling him ‘old’ and said he would never call Kim ‘short and fat’. Trump made the comment after attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in
Trump sides with US intelligence agencies on Russian meddling
US president Donald Trump said on Sunday he sided with US intelligence agencies, under their current leadership, when it came to Russian meddling in last year's US election.
Rekindling wins the 2017 Melbourne Cup
(CNN)Rekindling won Australia's iconic Melbourne Cup race on Tuesday, the youngest horse to take home the cup since 1941.
We've entered the post-ISIS phase in the Middle East
(CNN)Out of the blue, from an undisclosed location in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, 47-year old Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri announced his resignation Saturday afternoon. Claiming to have been the target of an assassination plot (which his own security forces deny)
