AFP, ISTANBUL: A Turkish court has rejected a legal bid seeking the release of two journalists and an academic being held on “terror propaganda” charges, media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders said Saturday. RSF Turkey representative and journalist Erol Onderoglu, journalist Ahmet…

AFP, BRUSSELS: Britain’s European Commissioner Jonathan Hill announced Saturday that he will stand down following his country’s decision to leave the EU, saying he was “very disappointed” but “what is done cannot be undone.” “As we move to a new phase, I don’t…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said Friday. “The damage is widespread and devastating. Our focus remains on search and rescue,” Governor…

AFP, ALEPPO, Syria: US-backed fighters edged further into the Islamic State group stronghold of Manbij on Saturday, threatening a key staging post on…

AFP, WASHINGTON: The United States wants to wrap up discussions with South Korea on the deployment of a sophisticated defense system, the Pentagon said Friday, two days after North Korea’s latest missile tests. Seoul and Washington have for weeks been in talks about deploying the advanced US THAAD…

AFP, YANGON: Scores of police have been deployed to guard a village in central Myanmar where religious tensions are running high after a Buddhist mob destroyed a mosque, authorities said Saturday. It is the latest flare-up of anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar, which has seen sporadic bouts of religious…