US Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday Egypt was on the frontline against "terrorism" after he met its leadership to garner support to fight Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria./ Egypt's formidable army is unlikely to take part in a military coalition against IS, but has closely ...
BAGHDAD/CAIRO (Reuters) - Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that he had ordered his air force to halt strikes on civilians, following attacks by both Iraqi and U.S. jets in large areas of the country held by Islamic State fighters. The announcement, which comes as ...
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed Egypt as an "important partner" in the emerging coalition aimed at beating back the extremist Islamic State group, while stressing that the need for Cairo's support would not lead Washington to ignore human rights concerns./ ...
The USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier is based in the Gulf and its warplanes could be used to launch attacks against Islamic State militants based in Iraq and Syria (AFP Photo/Joshua Card)/ Tehran (AFP) - The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council accused the United States on ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says it "would not be appropriate" for Iran to join talks in Paris on Monday on fighting Islamic State militants because of Tehran's support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Secretary Kerry met Friday in Ankara with Turkish officials to discuss the Islamic ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it would be "inappropriate" for Iran to join talks on confronting Islamic State militants, as he appeared to play down how fast countries can commit to force or other steps in an emerging coalition. Kerry met Turkish leaders to try to secure ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Assembling a coalition to fight the militants from the Islamic State group is proving to be a complicated affair./ France is all in, but would like to invite Iran — against the wishes of the United States. The U.S. is pressing Turkey, which has resisted publicly endorsing ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday played down chances of an imminent broad coalition against Islamic State militants, illustrating the difficulty Washington faces winning commitment for a military campaign in the heart of the Middle East. Kerry met Turkish leaders to try to secure ...
France's president travelled to war-torn Iraq and Washington's top diplomat to neighbouring Turkey Friday, ramping up efforts to address what they now see as the global threat posed by jihadists./ Francois Hollande was the first head of state to visit Iraq since jihadist-led militants seized ...
Here's what caught our photographers' eye this week./ (Corrects wording inside first paragraph quotation marks, "not apprpriate", to correspond to Kerry's exact comment) * Turkey, key NATO ally, reluctant on frontline role ANKARA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on ...
Kerry says it 'would not be appropriate' for Iran to take part in Paris conference on Islamic State/ Kerry says Iran remains a 'state sponsor of terror'/ U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Friday that it “would not be appropriate” for Iran to participate in a global security conference ...
ANKARA, Turkey — The U.S. says it would be inappropriate for Iran to attend an upcoming meeting in Paris on how to defeat the Islamic State militant group. Secretary of State John Kerry tells reporters in the Turkish capital he has not been formally asked about whether Iran should participate in ...
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday he was comfortable that the United States would form a broad-based coalition to fight Islamic State militants but said it would not be appropriate for Iran to be involved in the efforts. Kerry has been touring the Middle East to build support for ...
The US Secretary of State received promises of help in Obama's new war against the Islamic State yesterday from10 Arab states./ The United States enlisted the help of 10 Arab countries in its fight against the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) after foreign ministers met Thursday in Saudi ...
U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Friday that it “would not be appropriate” for Iran to participate in a global security conference scheduled for next week in Paris. “Under the circumstances, at this moment in time, it would not be right for any number of reasons” for Iran to take part ...
AFP - Who strikes and where? Who provides the weapons? Who provides the intelligence? And who provides the cash? The international conference in Paris on Monday that gathers some 20 countries from the anti-Islamic State coalition will seek to divide up the roles between nations with often ...
An Iranian military official says the United States has created the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in line with its plots to sow discord in the Middle East./ Commander of Iran’s Basij volunteer force Mohammad Reza Naqdi said on Saturday, “The White House is the headquarters of the ISIL.” ...
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Even as it discouraged Iran from joining diplomatic talks on how to defeat the Islamic State militant group, the United States could not outline Friday what other nations have volunteered to contribute to a worldwide effort against the insurgency that has overtaken a third ...
The US plan to forge a coalition against terrorism together with certain countries, which are currently harboring terrorists, is “suspicious and not transparent,” a senior Iranian official says./ “The US seeks to continue its unilateral policies and violate sovereignty of other countries under ...
Brendan Smialowski / AFP | US Secretary of State John Kerry in Ankara,Turkey on Sept 12, 2014/ US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for Iran to join talks on confronting Islamic State militants, as he appeared to play down how fast countries can commit to ...
) — In January, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a lawsuit against Wasatch County regarding the construction of the Heber Valley Temple. On April 30, a 4th District Court judge granted the motion./ The controversy surrounding the construction of the Heber Valley Temple is not ...
Two Australians and an American missing in Baja California/ MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities have located three bodies in the state of Baja California where one American and two Australian tourists were reported missing, according to three sources with knowledge of the investigation. ...
Unions representing workers at steel giant Tata say talks with the company over its plans to shut down blast furnaces at its biggest plant have broken down. Community, the GMB and Unite said in a joint statement that the company was “completely disregarding” the impact of its plans on the ...
Flooding due to heavy rains in the city of Encantado/ SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The outlook for soy production in one of Brazil's biggest farm states is deteriorating quickly after heavy rains disrupted harvesting with about a quarter of fields left to reap from in Rio Grande do Sul. The situation ...
Huawei has revealed its a new range of camera phones - with the new Pura series replacing the P family of handsets which were first launched 12 years ago. The most notable feature of the new flagship Huawei Pura70 Ultra is a distinctive rear camera set-up with a massive-looking main lens which ...
If you’re on blood pressure or blood sugar-lowering meds, you’ll want to read this./ Ginger is a versatile ingredient that wears many hats—it is a food, a spice, a flavor enhancer and a medicinal ingredient. This rhizome is known for adding a pungent kick and pleasant aroma to both The plant has ...
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is shown at a company event in Cupertino/ By Stephen Nellis, Max A. Cherney and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) - Apple's quarterly results and forecast beat modest expectations on Thursday, as the iPhone maker unveiled a record share buyback program, sending its stock up 6% in ...
Nigeriens demonstrate to protest against the U.S. military presence in Niamey/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting U.S. troops, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger's junta to expel U ...
Israeli officials are increasingly concerned that the UN's top criminal court is planning to seek arrest warrants for their military and political leaders on suspicion of war crimes./ Reports suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could be among them./ The International Criminal Court (ICC) ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A scuba dive boat captain was scheduled to be sentenced by a federal judge Thursday on a conviction of criminal negligence after 34 people died in a fire aboard the vessel nearly five years ago. was the deadliest maritime disaster in recent U.S. history, and prompted changes ...