14 dead in Jordan building collapse as search ends
AMMAN: Rescue teams in the Jordanian capital Amman recovered the body of a woman from under the rubble of a collapsed building, raising the death toll from the incident on…
Inter beat 10-man Plzen in Champions League
PLZEN, Czech Republic: Edin Dzeko and Denzel Dumfries were on target as Inter Milan beat 10-man Viktoria Plzen 2-0 away for their first win of the Champions League season on…
UN warns cholera outbreak in Syria is a threat to the region
BEIRUT: The outbreak of cholera in Syria presents a serious threat to people in the war-torn country and the region, a UN official said Tuesday, adding that urgent action is…
Egypt’s El-Sisi makes first visit to Qatar after four-year row
DOHA: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi visited Qatar on Tuesday for the first time since a four-year rift between Cairo and Doha, the royal palace announced. Qatar News Agency described…
Qatari ambassador to Egypt hails El-Sisi visit
DOHA: Qatari Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Salem Mubarak Al-Shafi hailed the significance of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s visit to Qatar on Tuesday, Qatar…
Afghans urge reopening schools for girls
KABUL: Thousands of Afghans began an online campaign on Tuesday to protest the Taliban’s decision to shut secondary schools for girls, urging the government to reopen classrooms as millions are…
CENTCOM urges nations to bring Daesh relatives home from Syria
The head of the US armed forces’ Central Command has urged countries from around the world to repatriate their nationals from a northeast Syrian camp housing jihadists’ wives and children.…
Taliban claim killing 40 Afghan resistance fighters in Panjshir
KABUL: The Taliban said Tuesday their forces had killed at least 40 fighters of an Afghan insurgent group led by the son of a late anti-Taliban commander during renewed fighting…
Armenia, Azerbaijan report 99 troops killed in border clash
YEREVAN, Armenia: Fighting on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan killed about 100 troops Tuesday as attacks on both sides fed fears of broader hostilities breaking out between the longtime…
US: Russia spent $300M to covertly influence world politics
WASHINGTON: Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the State Department alleges in…