Yemen hostage mediators lose contact with Al-Qaeda
Kidnappers are demanding $3m (€2.2m) for his release before Saturday’s deadline.
Syria opposition chief presses Russia on Assad
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s team and the opposition made no progress on…
UAE says ‘no disputes’ with Qatar after envoy summons
Abu Dhabi summoned Doha's envoy on Sunday to protest against "insults" to…
Israeli ministers harangue Kerry over boycott remark
Washington’s top diplomat also referred to “talk of boycotts” of Israel.
Baghdad attacks kill 16 as Iraq presses Anbar assault
The assassinations in particular harken back to Iraq’s brutal Sunni-Shi’a sectarian war…
Al-Qaeda disavows ISIL in Syria
Rebels have accused ISIL of seeking to consolidate power rather than fighting…
Gunmen kidnap British national in Yemeni capital
AFP – Gunmen kidnapped a British oil-sector employee in the Yemeni capital…
Bodies litter looted South Sudan town
The ruins of the town, in which hundreds of civilians were killed,…
Syria death toll tops 136,000, future talks uncertain
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the death toll at the…
Talks over, little sign of progress towards Syria peace
Opposition National Coalition Chief Ahmad Jarba said the regime had failed to…