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Israeli strikes killed 2 Hezbollah fighters: sources An Israeli air force F-15I fighter jet flies through smoke after an Israeli Apache helicopter (not pictured) fired at targets during an air force pilots' graduation ceremony at Hatzerim air base in southern Israel June 27, 2013. (Reuters) At least two members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah were killed in Israeli air strikes in Syria over...

US, NATO close combat command in Afghanistan Thirteen years after invading Afghanistan in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the US and NATO have closed their combat command. Violence, however, is expected to continue. NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) shuttered its combat command Monday, formally ending its deployment in Afghanistan more than 13 years after invading the country...

New York prosecutor seeks to probe police killings of unarmed civilians (Reuters) - New York State's top prosecutor on Monday sought the power to probe all police killings of unarmed civilians in his state, following sometimes violent U.S. protests over two grand juries' moves to clear officers in the deaths of unarmed black men. The morning after angry crowds hurled objects...

French politician to Merkel: 'Shut your trap' A French politician has launched a verbal assault on Angela Merkel after the German leader called for more budget tightening in France and Italy. German finance minister Schäuble attempted to strike a conciliatory tone. French politician Jean-Luc Melenchon had harsh words for German Chancellor Angela Merkel after the German leader said France and Italy...

ISIS's brutal beheading video: Search for clues It was a killing choreographed for maximum brutality: The simultaneous beheading of 22 Syrian captives held by ISIS. In November, ISIS released a propaganda video titled "Though the Unbelievers Despise It." It featured the apparent murder of an American hostage, Peter Kassig (known as Abdul Rahman Kassig after his conversion to Islam), and the...

New Delhi bans Uber after woman says driver raped her New Delhi (CNN) -- Transport authorities in New Delhi have cracked down on the car service Uber after a woman accused one of its drivers of raping her. The accused driver arrived at a New Delhi court Monday and was returned into custody for further questioning, police said. The city's transport department...

National Day/ Qatar Corporation Seeks Further Media Development Doha, December 08 (QNA) - Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) has achieved a quantum leap in keeping pace with all the changes and developments in its field in 2014. The Corporation played its role in an atmosphere of media freedom, allowing it to contribute to community building, education and awareness in line with...

Pajala mine owner to file for bankruptcy Northland Resources, which owns an iron ore mine outside of Pajala in northern Sweden, announced Monday that it will file for bankruptcy. The company had been struggling for some time, and according to today's announcement, financing solutions have been unsuccessful. "It is ... sad that the dramatic fall in iron ore prices this year made...

Jönköping court hit by fake bomb threat Police barricade tape around the appeals court and the administrative court of appeal in Jönköping was removed around 12:30 pm on Monday. At lunchtime today, police removed the cordons around the Göta court of appeals in Jönköping after combing the area for signs of a bomb and finding nothing that could be connected...

Huge L.A. fire shuts down parts of 2 freeways The fire in downtown Los Angeles could be seen for miles early Monday. A massive fire at a Los Angeles construction site the size of a city block shut down sections of two major freeways for hours early Monday. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze, which broke out about 1:10 a.m. and could...

China court sentences 8 to death for Xinjiang attacks China has sent paramilitary police into Xinjiang in a "show of force" China has condemned eight to death for attacks in the Xinjiang region. Five others were given suspended death sentences - a penalty normally commuted to life in prison - with another four jailed. On Monday, the state broadcaster China Central Television...

Manila holds its breath as Hagupit gusts approach As Hagupit approaches Manila, thousands of Filipinos have returned to homes battered by the powerful storm in the east. There is mostly relief in a nation where thousands were killed by a super storm last year. Its sustained maximum wind speeds diminished to 105 kilometers per hour (65 mph) and gusts to 135...

Canada joins UK in closing Cairo embassy The move follows the British Embassy in Cairo closure to the public on Sunday, also following security concerns. Canada on Monday joined Britain in closing its embassy in Cairo to the public for security reasons, with neither country providing details about any specific threat. The move comes amid increasing attacks by Islamist militants in Egypt...

Tunisia to hold presidential runoff on Dec. 21 The election in the North African nation is the first time its people have been able to vote freely for their head of state since independence from France in 1956. Moncef Marzouki and Beji Caid Essebsi are to face off on December 21 in Tunisia’s second round of presidential voting to decide who...