Middle-East
Wounded Syrians show signs of chemical attack: Turkey
ISTANBUL - Syrian casualties treated in Turkey show signs of being victims of chemical weapons, the Turkish foreign minister said yesterday (May 10), adding to indications that...
Gunmen snatch former Pakistani PM’s son at rally
ISLAMABAD — Gunmen attacked an election rally in Pakistan’s southern Punjab province today (May 9) and abducted the son of a former prime minister, intensifying what has already...
Syria cut off from Internet
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON — Internet connections between Syria and the outside world were cut off yesterday (May 7), according to data from Google and other global Internet...
Bomb targeting party leader in Pakistan kills 5
TIMERGARAH (Pakistan) — Police say a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan has killed five people, including a local leader of a political party that has been targeted by the...
Iran’s presidential candidates to step forward, finally
DUBAI — Few Iranian presidential elections have been so unpredictable, but the next few days will at least narrow down who will stand in the ballot on June 14, for which...
Israel says ‘no winds of war’ despite Syria air strikes
JERUSALEM — Israel played down weekend air strikes close to Damascus reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbour’s...
Baghdad bomb attacks kill 10
BAGHDAD — Two car bombs blew up in a Baghdad suburb, killing six people in the deadlier of two attacks today that left at least 10 dead in the Iraqi capital.
Israeli planes continue to pound Damascus
BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck areas in and around the Syrian capital yesterday, setting off a series of explosions as they targeted a shipment of highly accurate, Iranian...



