Airbus, Boeing and Israel firm bid for S. Korea military dealSouth Korea said Tuesday it is considering offers from plane giants Airbus and Boeing as well as Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to provide air refuelling tankers in a deal estimated to be worth $1.38 billion.
Tens of thousands turn out for Istanbul Gay Pride paradeTens of thousands of people took to the streets of Istanbul for the city's Gay Pride parade, an event that has taken on added political significance a year on from massive anti-government protests.
01 July 2014 11:43
14 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel: armyAt least 14 rockets and mortar rounds fired by militants in Gaza struck southern Israel on Monday morning, causing no injuries but damaging a home, the army said.
30 June 2014 14:38
ISIL declares 'caliphate' as Iraq presses counter-offensiveThe ISIL jihadists whose sweeping Sunni militant offensive has captured swathes of Iraq have declared an "Islamic caliphate" in their territory as Iraqi forces battle to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit.
30 June 2014 11:57
Two Tunisian ex-hostages return home from LibyaA Tunisian diplomat and a fellow embassy staffer who were abducted in Libya returned to Tunisia on a military plane early Monday after being freed by their unknown captors.
30 June 2014 11:28
Saudi to mark Ramadan from SundayRamadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, will begin on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, the state-run Al-Ekhbariya television channel reported.
28 June 2014 14:19
Israeli air raid kills two Gaza Palestinians: medicsAn Israeli air strike on a car in the Gaza Strip killed two Palestinians Friday, medics said, hours after a bomb exploded near troops manning Israel's security fence.
28 June 2014 12:59
Obama seeks $500 mn to train, equip Syrian rebelsThe White House has asked lawmakers for $500 million to train and equip vetted Syrian rebels, in what would be a significant escalation of US involvement in a conflict that has spilled into Iraq.
27 June 2014 13:07
Kenya arrests governor after coastal attacks: policeKenyan police have arrested the governor of the coastal Lamu district in connection with three recent massacres in which over 60 people were killed, officers said.
26 June 2014 13:56
Jailed Australian journalist Greste 'outraged' at verdictAustralian Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste has voiced his "outrage" at being jailed for seven years by an Egyptian court, saying the case was about silencing critical voices.
26 June 2014 12:27
Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.
26 June 2014 11:37
800 Taliban fight Afghan troops in five-day battle: officialsMore than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated by US troops, officials said Wednesday, with 40 civilians killed in five days of fighting.
4 bombs in Cairo metro stations, at least 2 hurt: policeFour makeshift bombs exploded within minutes of each other at three Cairo metro stations during morning rush hour on Wednesday, wounding at least two people, Egyptian police said.
Gunmen kill five in fresh Kenya coast attack: policeAt least five people have been killed in a new attack on Kenya's coastal region, officials said Tuesday, one week after some 60 people died in twin massacres nearby.
24 June 2014 14:07
Last dangerous chemicals shipped from Syria: watchdogThe last of Syria's declared chemical agents have been shipped from the war-torn country after months of delays and are en route for destruction at sea, the world's chemical watchdog said.
