AFP, WASHINGTON: A US strike has killed more than 100 Al-Qaeda fighters at a training camp in northwestern Syria, the Pentagon said Friday. The air strike occurred Thursday at a camp in Idlib province that had been operational since 2013, Pentagon spokesman Navy Captain Jeff Davis said. “The removal…

AFP, ANKARA: Turkey is headed for a referendum this year on whether to dramatically expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after parliament backed the changes early Saturday. The government insists the proposals to create an executive presidency will ensure simpler and more effective leadership,…

AFP, WASHINGTON: Masked, black-clad protesters carrying anarchist flags smashed windows, lit fires and scuffled with riot police Friday in downtown Washington, blocks from the parade in honor of newly sworn-in President Donald Trump.Washington police arrested at least 217 people for acts of vandalism…

AFP, WASHINGTON: First Lady Melania Trump stunned fashion watchers by donning a sleek, off-the-shoulder cream dress with a daring thigh-high slit to dance…

AFP, BANJUL, Gambia: Gambians on Saturday anxiously awaited the departure of strongman Yahya Jammeh after he agreed to stand down following 11th-hour talks with west African leaders to head off a regional military intervention.Announced in the early hours of Saturday morning, Jammeh’s decision…

AFP, PENNE, Italy: Emergency workers on Saturday pulled four more survivors from the ruins of an Italian hotel buried under an avalanche three days ago, after the “miracle” rescue of a woman and four children on Friday.Two women and a man were pulled out around 3:00 am (0200 GMT) and another…