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IS takes slaves as Philippines battle intensifies

Five weeks ago, militants loyal to Islamic State seized large parts of Marawi City in the southern Philippines.

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IS takes slaves as Philippines battle intensifies

Fiveweeksago,militantsloyaltoIslamicStateseizedlargepartsofMarawiCityinthesouthernPhilippines.Astheconflictnowentersitssecondmonth,governmentforcesarestillfight

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China: What has Summer Davos brought to Dalian?

Over 2,000 world leaders from politics, business, civil society, academia and the arts will gather in China from Tuesday to Thursday for Summer Davos in the northeastern coastal city of Dalian.

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China: What has Summer Davos brought to Dalian?

Over2,000worldleadersfrompolitics,business,civilsociety,academiaandtheartswillgatherinChinafromTuesdaytoThursdayforSummerDavosinthenortheasterncoastalcityofDali

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What has Summer Davos brought to Dalian?

Over2,000worldleadersfrompolitics,business,civilsociety,academiaandtheartswillgatherinChinafromTuesdaytoThursdayforSummerDavosinthenortheasterncoastalcityofDali

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Mosul celebrates first Eid without ISIL since 2014

PeopleintheIraqicityofMosulcelebratedtheirfirstMuslimEidholidaywithoutISILinyearsonSundayafterthemilitantswereejectedfrommuchofthecity,andhopedthebattletorecapt

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Economic Watch: China's Dalian gets boost from Summer Davos

SunLingjun,35,islookingforwardtotheupcomingSummerDavosmeetinginnortheastChina'sportcityofDalian,LiaoningProvince.RepresentingDalianlocalsattheforum,theentrepren

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ICRC sounds alarm over humanitarian situation in besieged Marawi city

TheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)saidonThursdaythecontinuingclashestoretakethebesiegedsouthernPhilippinecityofMarawiareexpectedtoprolongthedisplaceme

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Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting

U.S. troops are on the ground near Marawi City in the southern Philippines, but are not involved in fighting Islamist militants who have held parts of the city for more than three weeks, a Philippines military spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Philippines says U.S. troops near besieged Marawi, but not fighting

U.S.troopsareonthegroundnearMarawiCityinthesouthernPhilippines,butarenotinvolvedinfightingIslamistmilitantswhohaveheldpartsofthecityformorethanthreeweeks,aPhili

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Mosul displaced: hundreds of Iraqis ill with food poisoning in camp

HundredsofpeoplehavefallenillfromsuspectedfoodpoisoningatacampfordisplacedpeopleneartheIraqicityofMosul,officialssay.Peopleweresaidtobevomitingandsufferingdehyd

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US-backed Syria force advances in Raqa, battles for base

US-backedSyrianfightersseizedaseconddistrictofRaqaonSundayandlaunchedarenewedassaultonabasenorthofthecity,astheypursuedanoffensiveagainsttheIslamicStategroup.Th

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Ethiopia introduces first smart parking system in Africa

Addis Ababa has introduced Africa's first smart parking system to solve the lack of parking spaces for hundreds of thousands of cars in the city.

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Philippine military pushing against Islamic militants in Marawi

The Philippine military has been dropping bombs on the southern city of Marawi, parts of which are occupied by Islamic militants. Authorities say they have made gains in the battle, but still have not completely retaken the entire city.

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Ethiopia introduces first smart parking system in Africa

AddisAbabahasintroducedAfrica'sfirstsmartparkingsystemtosolvethelackofparkingspacesforhundredsofthousandsofcarsinthecity.ThesystemusesmodernChinesetechnologytop

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Olympic leaders signal they will name hosts for 2024 and 2028 Games

AgroupofleadingOlympicofficialsrecommendedFridaythattheInternationalOlympicCommitteesimultaneouslyselecttwoupcomingSummerGameslocations—meaningthatbothParisandL

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Philippine military pushing against Islamic militants in Marawi

ThePhilippinemilitaryhasbeendroppingbombsonthesoutherncityofMarawi,partsofwhichareoccupiedbyIslamicmilitants.Authoritiessaytheyhavemadegainsinthebattle,butstill