Palestinian statehood resolution fails at UNSC
United Nations: The UN Security Council has failed to adopt a Palestinian statehood resolution that set a deadline for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Palestinian territories by 2017. The long-anticipated draft tabled here last night drew the support of eight countries —- Argentina, Chad,... read more »
Gunfire Hits Gambian Capital
The president of Gambia, Yahya Jammeh, is heading home just hours after speculation began about a possible attempted coup in the West African nation, something the government denies. Residents and diplomats in the Gambian capital of Banjul say that early Tuesday they awoke to armed attackers... read more »
AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies
Efforts to locate victims and wreckage of AirAsia flight QZ8501 which crashed into the Java Sea in Indonesia on Sunday are being hampered by stormy weather and strong tides. Indonesian officials have confirmed that remains and debris found in the waters off Borneo are from the plane. The... read more »
Father of pilot captured by ISIS pleads for release
AMMAN (Jordan): The father of a Jordanian pilot captured by Islamic State militants in Syria has pleaded for his son’s release. Safi Yousef al-Kaseasbeh, speaking to reporters in the Jordanian capital Amman on Thursday, also urged the militants to show “hospitality” toward his... read more »
