Court Sentences 34 To Life Over Alleged Attempt To Kill Erdogan During Coup

A Turkish court sentenced 34 defendants to life in prison on October 4 after convicting them on charges that include attempting to kill President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during last year's failed coup, state television channel TRT reported.

Three Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry Prize For 'Cool Method' In Electron Microscopy

Scientists Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for chemistry for developing cryo-electron microscopy, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences says.

Tillerson Weighed Quitting In July Amid Tensions With Trump -NBC

Venezuelan President Maduro Arrives In Russia

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has arrived in Moscow, where he is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.

Iraq Steps Up Retaliation Against Kurdish Independence Vote With Dollar Ban

Saudi King To Visit Moscow, With Oil Price, Syria Likely On Agenda

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will travel to Moscow for talks with President Vladimir Putin, the first visit to the Russian capital by a reigning Saudi monarch.

Mattis Warns Against U.S. Pullout From Afghanistan, Says Afghan Forces Fully Engaged

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has warned that an American withdrawal from Afghanistan would be "to our ultimate peril," as he briefed Congress on plans to increase American troop levels in the war-torn country.

Russia Says Killed Hundreds Of Islamic State Fighters In Two Days

Iraqi State TV Says Former President Talabani Dies

Kremlin Hopes Huntsman, New U.S. Ambassador, Will Help Improve Ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman says the Kremlin hopes that the new U.S. ambassador to Russia, Jon Huntsman, will help improve badly strained ties between Moscow and Washington.

Air Strike Kills Seven Hezbollah Fighters In Syria-Sources