50,000 have fled east Aleppo as army advances
AFP, Beirut :More than 50,000 people have fled rebel-held east Aleppo in the last four days as government forces advance, the Syrian Observatory for Human...
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Violence-hit Hebron may need UN help
AFP, Hebron :The UN’s Middle East envoy on Monday warned of a new “spiral of violence” in the flashpoint West Bank city of Hebron unless...
New Pak army chief faces tensions with Kabul, India
AP, Rawalpindi :The new head of Pakistan’s army took command of the armed forces Tuesday amid rising tensions with arch-rival India over disputed Kashmir and...
Brazilian oppon demands Temer’s impeachment
AFP, Brasília :A Brazilian opposition party on Monday filed a petition for the impeachment of President Michel Temer, underlining the growing difficulties facing the center-right...
Mosul’s poor struggling to get food: UN
Reuters, Baghdad :The United Nations said on Tuesday there were indications that poorer families in Mosul are struggling to feed themselves as food prices increase...
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Russia eyes supplying military hardware to PhilippinesAP, ManilaRussia’s ambassador says his country is not discussing a military alliance but partnership and friendship with the Philippines,...
Fatah congress to go ahead despite Israeli curbs
AFP, Ramalla :Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement will go ahead with a rare congress despite Israel preventing dozens of delegates leaving the Gaza Strip...
S Korean leader offers conditional resignation amid scandal
AP, Seoul :South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that she’ll resign – if parliament arranges the technical details – in her latest attempt to...
Iraqis in liberated Mosul district wave white flags
AFP, Mosul (Iraq) :The women ululated as residents waved white flags Sunday in celebration of Iraqi forces who drove Islamic State group jihadists from their...
Election throws US plans for Syrian refugees into question
AP, Rutland :Arabic language classes are drawing 25 to 30 people a week in preparation for the new arrivals in town. High school students are...
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Zuma faces no-confidence voteReuters, PretoriaSouth Africa’s scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma faces a no confidence vote on Monday by the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC), with...
UN Yemen envoy in new bid for peace
AFP, Muscat :The UN envoy for Yemen has announced a new bid for peace talks between the government and rebels, after the latest ceasefire failed...