middle-east
Suicide bomber kills 6 in Iraq
Baghdad, Aug 29 (AP/UNB) — An Iraqi security official says a suicide bomber has targeted a security checkpoint in the western province of Anbar, killing six people.
UAE, Saudis may have committed war crimes in Yemen
Geneva, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Three experts working for the U.N.'s top human rights body say the governments of Yemen, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia may have been responsible for war crimes including rape, torture, disappearances and "deprivation of the right to life" during 3½ years of escalated fighting against rebels in Yemen.
4 killed in Indonesia forest fires; police arrest suspects
Pontianak, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Police in the Indonesian part of Borneo island have arrested more than a dozen people suspected of starting forest fires that have killed four people in the past month.
3 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza Strip
Ramallah, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — The Gaza Health Ministry says a pregnant woman, her 1-year-old daughter and a Hamas fighter have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
Suicide bombings kill 38 in southern province: Syrian media
Damascus, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) — A series of suicide bombings and attacks in southern Syria, including a suicide bomber who struck at a busy vegetable market, killed 38 people on Wednesday, state media reported, blaming Islamic State militants for the carnage.
IS claims suicide blasts, attacks that kill dozens in Syria
Damascus, Syria, Jul 25 (AP/UNB) - A series of suicide bombings and attacks that sparked fighting between local armed groups in southern Syria killed around 90 people Wednesday, a local health official and activists said, spreading mayhem in a province that has been relatively quiet throughout Syria's seven-year conflict. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the carnage.
Israel exchanges intense fire with Hamas militants in Gaza
Jerusalem, Jul 15 (AP/UNB) — The Israeli military carried out its largest airstrike campaign in Gaza since the 2014 war Saturday as Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel throughout the day, threatening to trigger an all-out war after weeks of growing tensions along the volatile border.
Syria state-run media reports US-led airstrike on army posts
Beirut, May 24 (AP/UNB) — A Syrian government-run media outlet reported early Thursday that U.S.-led coalition airstrikes hit Syrian army positions in eastern Syria near the front lines with the Islamic State group.