ISIL fighters make gains in northern Iraq
Al-Jazeera.com :The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has continued to gain ground in northern Iraq despite weeks of US-led air strikes, and is now moving closer to the Iraq-Kurdish city of...
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US mid-terms: Republicans make early Senate gains
The Republican Party is making solid gains in the US Senate, where they need just six seats to take control of the chamber, initial results in the US mid-term elections show. The party has...
Wagah bombing: India, Pakistan suspend border ceremony
BBC Online :India and Pakistan have suspended a daily military ceremony at their only land border crossing at Wagah, after dozens were killed in a suicide attack.It is thought to be the first time...
UN climate panel warns of irreversible damage
Al-Jazeea.com :Governments can keep climate change in check at manageable costs but will have to cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2100 to limit risks of irreversible damage, a UN panel has said.In...
Afghan president drops his tribal name
AP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has decided to drop his tribal name of Ahmadzai and has asked all government departments and media to use his family name only.A letter was sent last week...
ISIL ‘kills scores’ in Iraqi province
Al-Jazeera.com :The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has killed at least 200 people from the Albu Nimr tribe, which had taken up arms against the fighters, police officers cited by news...
UN urges civilian transfer in Burkina Faso
Al-jazeera.com :The United Nations has threatened to impose economic sanctions on Burkina Faso, if the army does not hand over the power to civilian rule.The army stepped into the power vacuum left by President...
Pro-Russian separatist wins: Moscow recognizes as US, EU condemn Ukraine rebel poll
Reuters, Ukraine :Pro-Russian separatist Alexander Zakharchenko has easily won an election for leadership of a breakaway republic in eastern Ukraine, the vote’s organisers said on Monday.Sunday’s vote, the climax of a six-month separatist rebellion...
Migrants boat sinks near Turkey: 24 killed
BBC Online :At least 24 people have been killed and scores are missing after a boat said to be carrying migrants sank off the north coast of Istanbul, officials say.The accident took place at...
Burkina Faso: Opposition protests army takeover
BBC Online :Opposition parties and civic groups in Burkina Faso have called a mass rally for Sunday in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore.They said the management of...
Burkina Faso: Opposition protests army takeover
BBC Online :Opposition parties and civic groups in Burkina Faso have called a mass rally for Sunday in protest at the army takeover after the resignation of President Blaise Compaore.They said the management of...