Civilians killed on horrific scale in Syria
Al Jazeera News The UN special envoy for Syria has given warning that violence in the country is the worst he has seen since taking...
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China warns Trump trade sanctions threaten global economy
AFP, Beijing :US trade sanctions will hit the world economy, Beijing warned on Wednesday, after President Donald Trump threatened to impose fresh tariffs on imports...
One in six children ‘affected by conflict’ : Save the Children
BBC Online :One in every six children are now living in a global conflict zone, a new report by Save the Children claims.Children are at...
UK blames Russia for cyber attack, says won’t tolerate disruption
Reuters, London :Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies...
Record number of Afghan civilian casualties in attacks in 2017: UN
AFP :Nearly 2,300 civilians were killed or wounded in suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan in 2017, more than any previous year of the conflict...
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Kuwait pledges $2b for Iraq reconstructionReuters, KuwaitKuwait’s Emir said it would lend $1 billion and commit a further $1 billion of investments to Iraq, joining...
US Mideast peace plan fairly well advanced: Tillerson
Reuters, Amman :The United States has a fairly well advanced Middle East peace plan that has been under development for a number of months, U.S....
In long Afghan war, US Army tries new way to deploy trainers
Reuters, Fort Benning :As a U.S. Army medic, Sergeant First Class Jonathan Ortega admits that when he gets to Afghanistan, his instinct will be to...
Zuma on the brink as S Africa police target his allies
AFP, Johannesburg :South African President Jacob Zuma was under intense pressure to resign Wednesday as police raided the Johannesburg home of a business family accused...
Brexiteer Johnson tries to reassure UK europhiles
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson will on Wednesday attempt to heal divisions between UK europhiles and those backing his own pro-Brexit stance, kick-starting a series...
New fronts emerge in Syria as Assad, allies push for victory
AP, Beirut :As Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies push toward final victory and the fight against the Islamic State group draws to an...
Israeli settlements complicate peace process: Trump
HuffPost :“I don’t know frankly if we are going to even have talks, we will see what happens,” he said in an interview published Sunday...