Ankara /AFP Police in Ankara on Monday used tear gas and plastic bullets to prevent pro-Kurdish activists from holding a protest to mark the first anniversary of the worst attack in Turkey’s modern history. One hundred and three people were killed on October 10, 2015 when suicide bombers said to be linked to IS extremists blew themselves up in ...

  Riyadh/ AFP Syria’s main opposition group called on Monday for foreign allies to supply rebel forces with ground-to-air weapons to counter deadly air raids in Aleppo. Gathered for two days of talks in the Saudi capital, the High Negotiations Committee (HNC) umbrella group denounced the “scorched earth policy” of President Bashar al-Assad and his allies. Regime troops and Russian ...

  White Plains / AFP Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Monday headed back to the campaign trail after a fiery presidential debate, with the Republican looking to bounce back after a weekend that crippled his White House bid. With just over four weeks to go before American voters head to the ballot boxes to choose their next commander-in-chief, the ...