BAGHDAD An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video of an attack on unarmed men in Iraq was charged with multiple counts of mishandling and leaking classified data and putting national security at risk, the U.S. Army said in a statement on Tuesday.
JERUSALEM - Israels military chief said on Tuesday he had been in contact with his Turkish counterpart in an effort to maintain relations in the midst of a diplomatic row over the deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza aid ship.
JEDDAH Saudi Arabia will sign a nuclear cooperation pact with France shortly in order to develop atomic energy for peaceful purposes, according to an announcement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Monday.
MUSCAT Muna Al Shanfari has become the first Omani woman to scale the famous Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africas tallest mountain and one of the most iconic natural wonders on the continent.
Iran on Tuesday set September 1 as a possible date for the resumption of nuclear talks with six world powers which have been stalled since October, but insisted conditions set by Tehran must first be met.
Turkeys foreign minister Tuesday insisted on an Israeli apology for a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship but did not repeat a threat to break off diplomatic ties.
BRUSSELS - The European Union has extended a flight safety ban on Iran Air to exclude more of the carriers aircraft from EU airspace, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey - Kurdish guerrillas attacked a military outpost in southeast Turkey overnight, triggering a clash in which 10 militants and three soldiers were killed, security sources said on Tuesday.
