Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is headed to Iran Monday for talks with key Tehran officials about the joint fight against Islamic State militants and economic links between the two countries. Abadi's office said the one-day trip is aimed at uniting efforts in the region "to help Iraq in ...
Mursitpinar (Turkey) (AFP) - The Islamic State group was taking heavy losses in the Syrian battleground of Kobane Sunday as Iraqi forces fought the jihadists buoyed by US backing for top government security appointments./ US Secretary of State John Kerry said the appointment of defence and ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi attends a UN Security Council summit meeting at the United Nations in New York, September 24, 2014 (AFP Photo/Timothy A. Clary)/ Baghdad (AFP) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is to visit Iran on Monday for talks on Baghdad's battle against the Islamic ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is to visit Iran on October 20 for talks on Baghdad's battle against the Islamic State (IS) group. Abadi's office said on October 19 that the one-day trip is part of his bid "to unite the efforts of the region and the world to help Iraq in its war against the ...
Iraqi lawmakers approved defence and interior ministers on Saturday after weeks of delay, as security forces battle jihadist militants who hold swathes of the country./ Khaled al-Obaidi of parliament's Sunni Arab Itihad al-Quwa al-Wataniyah bloc was voted defence minister and Mohammed al-Ghabban ...
The Iraqi parliament on Saturday approved a Sunni Muslim to become defense minister and a Shi'ite to be interior minister, state television said, as part of a more inclusive government to help tackle Islamist insurgents./ Six Kurdish members of the cabinet were also sworn in after the Kurdistan ...
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi is to visit Iran on Monday for talks on Baghdad’s battle against the Islamic State group, which holds swathes of the country, his office said. The one-day trip is part of Abadi’s bid to unite the efforts of the region and the world to help Iraq in its war ...
Haidar Al Abadi's visit also aims to strengthen cooperation between the two neighbours �in the fields of energy, and housing and construction./ Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar Al Abadi is to visit Iran on Monday for talks on Baghdad’s battle against the ISIS group, which holds swathes of the ...
At least 15 people have died, including two children, in and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power during potentially record-breaking heat. In Texas, multiple tornados were reported throughout the state with one plowing through Cooke County – approximately 50 miles north of ...
Hamas says it fired rockets at central Israel for the first time in 4 months/ Hamas says it has launched a "big" rocket attack at the Tel Aviv area in central Israel. At least eight rockets were launched from the Rafah area in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said, adding that several were ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A 60-year-old woman saw her dreams of becoming the oldest Miss Universe contestant in history melt away in a haze of sequins and selfies Saturday at Argentina’s annual beauty pageant. Alejandra Marisa Rodríguez, a hopital legal adviser whose entry into the ...
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Trump attends the Libertarian Party's national convention, in Washington/ (Please note language in paragraph 18 that readers may find offensive) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Presidential candidate Donald Trump was booed and heckled by many in ...
The Day After might sound like the title of a film or a novel. But for diplomats and policymakers, the phrase has only one meaning and that is what happens 'the day after' the fighting stops in Gaza. Given the intensity of the conflict and the absence of hope, such thinking might seem ...
is predicting severe weather Sunday, which could impact/ The most likely hazard will be high winds "with localized hurricane-force gusts possible," according to the Louisville office of the National Weather Service. Tornadoes, flooding and hail are less likely but also possible. Isolated ...
Israeli protesters stamp on aid packages destined for Gaza/ Months after some Israelis started to protest against aid lorries entering Gaza at the main Kerem Shalom crossing, the battle has moved to other key junctions, where rival groups of activists do their best to block or protect aid ...
Police chases can be intense, but the stakes are even higher when cops are chasing an who’s already engaged in violence toward the public. That’s what precedes this chase involving/ If you’re thinking this glorified soccer mom SUV isn’t a great , well you’re right. For some reason the guy in it ...
HEBER SPRINGS, Ark. – “I can’t believe I got two of them that close to the same size,” Mitch Holland said after catching two large trout while fishing in Greers Ferry Lake. Holland, of Cabot, caught a brown trout measuring around 29 inches, which is considered a trophy fish. Just days after, he ...
The suspect is dead after a pursuit and a nearly four-hour standoff that forced a complete closure of the 91 Freeway in Orange County on Friday. The pursuit began around 8 a.m. in Corona, where, according to police, officers attempted to stop the driver in the area of McKinley Street and Griffin ...