DAMASCUS, May 8 (Xinhua) — Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Monday that his government will abide by the de-escalation zones’ deal, warning, however, any breach by the rebels will be retaliated. In a press conference, al-Moallem said his government hopes for the armed opposition groups to comply with the deal, concluded by Russia, Iran […]

KABUL, May 8 (Xinhua) — The U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Monday confirmed that a top leader of Islamic State (IS) group was killed during a joint operation in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar late last month. Emir or top leader of IS Sheikh Abdul Hasib was killed on April 27 in southern part of […]

ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) — Turkey is planning to build a wall along the Turkish-Iranian border as part of measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Hurriyet Daily News cited a high-level official on Monday. Turkey is going to build a 70-kilometer wall along the border near eastern Agri Province and Igdir Province, and […]

NEW DELHI, May 8 (Xinhua) — Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala Monday ordered a probe into allegations that an 18-year-old student was forced to remove her bra at an exam centre as part of stringent measures to stop cheating in a national-level medical entrance examination. The alleged incident took place at TISK […]

BERLIN, May 8 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has scored a clear victory in the regional elections in Germany’s northernmost state Schleswig-Holstein Sunday. In the official election results, the CDU gained 32 percent of the vote — an increase of 1.2 percent compared to the last election five years ago. […]

SAN FRANCISCO, May 7 (Xinhua) — Ride-service company Uber is under a criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice for its use of a software to deliberately evade local transportation regulators, two sources familiar with the matter told the Reuters. The software, known as Greyball, uses data collected from the Uber app and other […]