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Giant step for Somalia with UN Security Council seat
BBC via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoSomalia has also been battling the Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which still controls large parts of the country. The al-Qaeda-allied fighters want...
Consensus, not sign of diplomatic heft: Pakistan elected to UNSC from Asian group, will form axis...
Investing.com· 24 hours agoUnited Nations, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan was elected to the Security Council on Thursday as a...
Ex-Russian soldier accused of planning France terror attack
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoA suspected terrorist who triggered a bomb in a Paris hotel room is an ex-Russian soldier who wanted...
Niger to set up protection force for ‘strategic’ sites
Digital Journal· 2 days agoNiger’s army says it is creating a special force to protect “strategic” sites, including uranium mines and oil wells, from “terrorist” attacks in the country plagued by jihadist violence since ...
Israel wanted Gazan clan to take over after war – but Hamas beheaded it
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoA secret Israeli plan to persuade a powerful Gazan clan to take power from Hamas was derailed when...
Is Turkish minister's Xinjiang visit an effort to draw a line under human rights claims?
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 19 hours agoTurkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Urumqi, capital of the region, where he met Xinjiang's...
The death penalty capital of the world where prisoners are executed in public
Daily Express· 6 days ago"The Iranian authorities showed complete disregard for human life and ramped up executions for...
In Joseph O’Neill’s ‘Godwin,’ a mysterious soccer phenom inspires a global search — and reveals the...
The Boston Globe· 13 hours agoNearly three decades have passed since “Jerry Maguire” schooled us all on the gladitorial arena of...
Somalia wins UN Security Council seat - and why it matters
BBC News· 9 hours agoAnalysts say Somalia’s battle to bring an end to its turmoil and its fight against Islamist...
Diminished Hamas switches to full insurgent mode in Gaza
Reuters via AOL· 24 hours agoHamas has seen about half its forces wiped out in eight months of war and is relying on hit-and-run...