3 Iraqi protesters killed in clashes
Baghdad: Iraqi officials say three protesters have been killed as heavy clashes erupt in central Baghdad, bringing the total death toll for the day to 7 following fighting earlier in the day.
Benny Gantz unable to form coalition
Jerusalem: Benjamin Netanyahu's chief rival failed to form a new government by a Wednesday deadline, dashing his hopes of toppling the long-time Israeli prime minister and pushing the country closer toward an unprecedented third election in less than a year.
Netanyahu charged in corruption cases
Jerusalem: Israel's attorney general on Thursday formally charged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a series of corruption cases, throwing the country's paralyzed political system into further disarray and threatening the long-time leader's grip on power.
Serbian finance Min plagiarised phd thesis
Belgrade: A university in Serbia has determined that the government's finance minister has plagiarised parts of his Ph.D. Thesis, in a blow to President Aleksandar Vucic's populists.
IsIS says it is behind mali army attack
Johannesburg: The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 30 soldiers in Mali earlier this week.
Pope meets Thailand Buddhist patriarch
Bangkok: Pope Francis met with Thailand's supreme Buddhist patriarch on Thursday in a gilded Bangkok temple on the first full day of his Asia tour aimed at promoting religious harmony.