Asian Games set to close after records, rancour and rain

The Asian Games in Japan will close later Sunday after a fortnight of record-smashing displays from young stars, but marred by mix-ups, patchy crowds and accusations of mismanagement.

US carrier George H.W. Bush visits Thailand after Middle East deployment

BANGKOK, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The US aircraft carrier GeorgeH.W. Bush arrived off Thailand's resort island of Phuket on Sunday with about 4,800 personnel aboard for a rest-and-recreation break after months of supporting USoperations in the Middle East. • The Nimitz-class carrier

Two Israeli soldiers wounded in southern Lebanon, IDF says

IDF: Two Israeli soldiers wounded following operational accident in Lebanon

Both soldiers were evacuated for medical treatment. The military said the circumstances of the incident are under investigation

In Egypt's Sinai, Gazan builds school for children displaced by war

In Egypt's North Sinai, Palestinian teacher Hadeel Zourob watches dozens of displaced Gazan children file into the region's only Palestinian school,

Houthis claim drone and missile attack on Saudi Aramco facility in Riyadh

A witness reported smoke and fire near the facility, but Saudi authorities and Aramco did not immediately confirm the attack

Israel targets top Hamas leader in deadly Gaza strike on anniversary

Israel said on Saturday that it attempted to kill Hamas's top leader in the Gaza Strip in an airstrike on an apartment that local officials said killed five people, four of them women. The pre-dawn strike came on the anniversary according to the Jewish calendar of the October

Yemen government forces say struck Houthi targets

Yemen's government forces said Sunday they had

Qatar and Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to go ahead - F1 boss

The final races of the Formula One season in Qatar and Abu Dhabi will go ahead as planned despite tensions in the Middle East, the sport's CEO Stefano Domenicali said Saturday. "Based on the information we have, everything is confirmed for (us to stay in) Qatar and Abu Dhabi,"

Houthis say struck oil facility near Riyadh, as Saudis hit Sanaa

Yemen's Houthis claimed an attack on an oil fac

Houthis say Saudi Arabia launches dozens of strikes on Yemen capital

Yemen's Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of strikes on Sanaa on Saturday, while an AFP journalist in Riyadh reported seeing flames and smoke coming from an oil facility on the outskirts of the Saudi capital. Though Saudi officials and the Houthis have not yet

UAE investigators say flydubai co-pilot was planning 'terrorist act'

UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a "terrorist act" and used the cockpit's emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not reveal his motive. During the flight on Wednesday, its Indian captain was assaulted by

Ireland news conference before Israel game cut short amid tensions

The Republic of Ireland's press conference on Saturday on the eve of their second Nations League match against Israel in Serbia was cut short as head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson fielded questions from Israeli journalists. Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary in their first match

Ireland cut short news conference before Israel game

The Republic of Ireland's press conference on Saturday on the eve of their second Nations League match against Israel in Serbia was cut short as head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson fielded questions from Israeli journalists. Ireland beat Israel 3-0 in Hungary in their first match

Portugal prosecutors probe legality of US use of Lajes base in Iran war

LISBON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Portuguese prosecutors said on Saturday they had opened a probe into the legality of the centre-right government's authorisation of the United States' use of the Lajes Air Base in the Azores during the Iran conflict, following a complaint by an

Yemen's Houthis say they attacked Aramco facility in Riyadh with missiles, drones

Oct 3 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Saturday they had targeted an Aramco facility in the Saudi capital Riyadh with ballistic missiles and drones, saying the attack was in retaliation for Saudi attacks on Yemen's Sanaa and other provinces. A large plume of

Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says

Oct 3 (Reuters) - A large plume of smoke and fire was seen rising in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a witness told Reuters. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities about the fire. Aramco did not immediately respond to a request for

Two Iranians appear in UK court over alleged plot to target Jews

By Michael Holden LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Two Iranian nationals appeared in a London court on Saturday charged with plotting acts of terrorism involving the use of a homemade bomb to attack the Jewish community in northern England at the behest of a figure believed to be

Man arrested in Fairford air base investigation released on bail

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air base used by the US said on Saturday they had released on bail a dual UK-Iranian national who had been arrested on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. The 25-year-old

Israeli strike kills five in Gaza, including four women, health officials say

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas CAIRO/GAZA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - An Israeli airstrike killed at least five Palestinians, including four women, in an apartment building in Gaza City early on Saturday, health and civil defence service officials said. Among the dead were a

Saudi Arabia planning assault on Houthis to break Red Sea chokehold

Regional and Western officials said the planned operation, aimed at breaking the Houthis' control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, would be led by Yemeni forces on the ground, directed by Riyadh and supported by Saudi air strikes

Aboard the USS George Washington, young sailors adjust to war with Iran

By Ed Ou ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - An emergency alert blares from a loudspeaker, and Damon Dennard and other sailors on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington are scrambling. Dennard, 23, is readying bombs for loading onto aircraft as his

Iran executes man detained during January protests over alleged attack on police

The judiciary said Siavash Jamshidi Kheirabadi fired at officers during the unrest; Tehran has blamed the protests on U.S.- and Israel-backed operatives

Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuries

MANILA, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The Philippines, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), expressed concern over anairstrikein Myanmar's Rakhine state that caused deaths, injuries and destruction, and stood ready to facilitate discussions within the regional bloc

Flydubai co-pilot attacked pilot with axe in attempted 'terrorist attack', UAE says

By Eman Abouhassira, Maha El Dahan and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI/TEL AVIV, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The co-pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, which was bound for Israel, attempted to carry out a "terrorist attack" with an axe during the flight, the United Arab Emirates prosecutor general