July 14, 2015 - Page 2

Iraq’s army and allied paramilitaries attacked Islamic State group positions around Ramadi Tuesday in their latest push to recapture the Anbar capital from the jihadists, commanders said. The authorities announced a major

French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday rejected claims that Greece had been humiliated by a tough new bailout deal, adding that Paris would make proposals to reinforce Europe’s economic governance. “I cannot

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday battled to hold his ruling Syriza party together as opposition mounted to a shocking new bailout deal that requires Athens to push through draconian reforms

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the nuclear deal with Iran offered a chance to move in a “new direction” in relations with Tehran, but promised a skeptical Israel that Washington

The extremist Islamic State group has gained ground against the Syrian army in a major northeastern city, a monitor said Tuesday, after three weeks of clashes that killed 170 people. On June

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hailed a deal reached on Iran’s nuclear drive as a “firm choice for stability and cooperation”. “We are certain that today the world has breathed a

Boko Haram gunmen killed dozens of people in raids on four villages in northeast Nigeria, slitting the throats of some residents and opening fire on others, a resident and the police said

Thailand’s junta has asked France to return three dissidents wanted under the kingdom’s controversial royal defamation law, an official said Tuesday, as authorities ramp up prosecutions over perceived insults to the monarchy.