More war-torn refugees seek asylum in West
Al-Jazeera.com :Wars in Syria and Iraq, and instability in other places, are driving more people to seek asylum in wealthy nations, with requests on track to hit a 20-year high in 2014, the United...
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345 rescued ‘refugees from Syria’ refuse to leave ship
AP, Cyprus :More than 300 people, apparent refugees fleeing from Syria, refused to leave a cruise ship that rescued them from a small boat stranded off Cyprus, a cruise line official said Thursday.Salamis Cruise...
US hits IS oil targets in Syria
AFP, United Nations :The United States bombed Islamic State-controlled oil refineries in Syria as President Barack Obama recruited more allies to fight the jihadist “network of death.”US, Saudi and Emirati warplanes broadened their bombardment...
UN approves resolution on foreign fighters
Al-Jazeera.com :Members of the UN Security Council have unanimously approved a binding resolution on checking the flow of foreign fighters to Iraq and Syria.The US-drafted resolution adopted on Wednesday requires all countries to adopt...
Saudi prince joins air strikes against IS
Agency :Saudi Arabia princeThe Air Force of Saudi Arabia participated in US-led bombing strikes against the Islamic State militants in Syria, with the Kingdom’s prince Khaled bin Salman taking part in bombing runs.In an...
BJP-Shiv Sena poll alliance over
TNN, Mumbai :The BJP-Shiv Sena’s over 25-year-old poll alliance has come to an end, sources said on Thursday.Significantly, BJP president Amit Shah has cancelled his Mumbai visit, lending credence to speculation that the Sena-BJP...
Lebanon detains 450 suspected militants in Syria border crackdown
Reuters, Beirut :Lebanon has detained about 450 suspected Islamist militants near its border with Syria over the past two weeks, Lebanese security sources said on Thursday, as the army steps up efforts to prevent...
We can stop flow of foreign fighters to Syria: Erdogan
AP, United Nations :The president of Turkey on Wednesday accused the international community of doing too little to stem the flow of foreign fighters to Syria and slammed the UN Security Council’s inaction on...
CID must prove Tapas Pal hate speech: Kolkata HC
IANS, Kolkata :In a setback to Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the Calcutta high court on Thursday directed filing of an first information report and a CID probe into Trinamool Congress MP Tapas...
Brazil releases ‘good’ mosquitoes to fight dengue fever
BBC Online :Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with bacteria that suppress dengue fever.The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing...
Pak cops kills Christian accused of blasphemy
Reuters, Islamabad :A Pakistani policeman shot two men in jail on Thursday, killing one accused of blasphemy and wounding another condemned to death on the same charge, lawyers and an activist said.Christian pastor Zafar...
Saradha scam: TMC MP grilled
TNN, Kolkata :The CBI questioned Trinamool Congress MP Subhendu Adhikari on Wednesday over allegations made by his arrested party colleague Kunal Ghosh that he got Rs 8 crore – and wanted more – from...