Weeks of violence dampen Christmas spirit at Bethlehem hotel
Saturday, 5 December 2015, 10:10
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
With Christmas only weeks away and the latest Israeli-Palestinian violence showing no signs of abating, gloom has descended on the century-old Jacir Palace hotel in Bethlehem, famed for its soaring...
Is it IS, ISIS or ISIL, and what's a Daesh?
Saturday, 5 December 2015, 09:39
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The Islamic State's rampage across the Middle East has left the world divided over how to refer to the extremist group, with observers adopting different acronyms based on their translation of an...
Watch: FBI investigates Southern California attack as act of terror
Saturday, 5 December 2015, 06:54
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The FBI announced Friday that it is investigating the mass shooting at a Southern California office party as an act of terrorism, but the agency's director said there is no indication the husband and...
Germany's Parliament gives green light to anti-Islamic State mission
Friday, 4 December 2015, 11:52
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Germany's Parliament has approved plans to provide military assistance in the fight against Islamic State militants, including reconnaissance jets and up to 1,200 support personnel. Lawmakers...
Prime Minister says Turkey cannot be 'brought to its knees' by Russia
Friday, 4 December 2015, 11:25
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Turkey's prime minister struck a defiant tone Friday in his nation's growing spat with Russia, declaring that his country cannot be "brought to its knees" by Russian economic sanctions imposed in...