North, South Korea begin family reunion talks
North and South Korean Red Cross officials kicked off talks on Monday on organising a rare and emotional reunion for families separated by the Korean War. The discussions at the border truce village of Panmunjom were the product of an agreement the two Koreas reached two weeks ago to end a... read more »
Saudi-led coalition forces kill 20 at a wake in Yemen
Saudi-led coalition’s jets killed at least 20 people at a wake in northern Yemen on Sunday, as warplanes pounded Houthis and other forces behind a missile strike that had killed dozens of Gulf Arab soldiers. The air strikes targeted troops loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally... read more »
Saudi king to meet with Obama amid Gulf concerns over Iran
Saudi King Salman will meet with US President Barack Obama in Washington on Friday to seek more support in countering Iran, as the Obama administration aims to use the visit to strengthen relations after a period of tensions. The visit is the king’s first to the United States since ascending... read more »
Father of drowned Syrian boys prepares to take bodies home
The distraught father of two Syrian toddlers who drowned with their mother and several other migrants as they tried to reach Greece identified their bodies on Thursday and prepared to take them back to their home town of Kobani. Abdullah Kurdi collapsed in tears after emerging from a morgue in the... read more »
