PA cabinet leader meets Italian Foreign Minister, urges his country to recognize "Palestine" in response to Israeli actions. ( read original story ...)
From Pakistan to Palestine, Thousands of Muslims Stage Anti-France Protests as Anger Against Prophet Cartoons Rises
Demonstrations in Pakistan's capital Islamabad turned violent as some 2,000 people tried to march toward the French Embassy and were pushed back by police firing tear gas and beating protesters with ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon man charged with 18 counts of animal cruelty
BACK NEW AT 5:00 IN LEBANON A MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH ABUSING AND TORTURING SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANIMALS THE PENNSYLVANIA SPCA AND THE LEBANON COUNTY DISTRICT. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE. SAY THEY ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree to Defuse Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on Friday to urgent steps after talks to resolve the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh where hundreds have been killed in more than a month of ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia, Azerbaijan vow to avoid targeting residential areas
Azerbaijani forces pushed deeper into Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday as top diplomats from Armenia and Azerbaijan attended talks in Geneva intended to help broker an end to more than a month of heavy ... ( read original story ...)
You’ve Laughed at ‘Borat,’ Now Watch These Five Films from Kazakhstan
From the Genghis Khan historical epic "Mongol" to the widely acclaimed "Tulpan," these films show a vital film culture in the Central Asian nation. ( read original story ...)
Protesting Thai students boycott royal graduation day
Some students sympathetic to Thai protesters said on Friday they were boycotting graduation ceremonies led by King Maha Vajiralongkorn in a show of anger at the monarchy amid growing calls to reform ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly earthquake rocks western Turkey, Greece
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 hit Turkey’s Aegean coast on Friday, Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) has said. But later the United States Geological Survey (USGS) put the ... ( read original story ...)
At least 6 dead, hundreds injured as magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Turkey, Greece
A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Turkey’s interior minister reports that six buildings in western Izmir province were destroyed. Turkey’s Disaster and ... ( read original story ...)
Earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, bringing deaths and floods
A powerful earthquake has struck off Turkey's Aegean coast, north of the Greek island of Samos, officials say. ( read original story ...)