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Muslims fear repercussions from Paris attacksReuters, Paris For the second time this year France’s Muslims have seen carnage brought to the streets of Paris by...
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France hits back, striking IS in Syria after Paris carnage
AFP, Paris :French warplanes pounded Islamic State’s Syrian stronghold Sunday in retaliation for a wave of coordinated attacks claimed by the jihadists which left 129...
Obama, Putin for political solution to Syria crisis, eliminate IS
Reuters, Turkey :US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like those in Paris,...
Cattle dying in S Africa as drought deepens
AFP, Molatedi :In the middle of a desiccated lake bed in South Africa’s North West province, a seven-month-old calf is too weak to get up....
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First attacker identified from Paris carnageAFP, Paris French police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave...
Eiffel Tower goes dark as France mourns dead
AP, Paris :The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil...
Security issues occupy centre-stage at G20 summit
Agencies, Antalya, Turkey :Leaders of the world’s 20 major economies (G20) have begun arriving in Antalya, a heavily guarded Turkish resort on the Aegean Sea...
Democrats debate IS after Paris attacks
BBC, Des Moines, Iowa :The Democratic presidential hopefuls have clashed over how to deal with militant group Islamic State, in the wake of deadly terror...
Paris attacks trigger debate on Merkel’s refugee policy
AP, Berlin :The news that one of the assailants in the Paris attacks may have crossed into Europe with refugees fleeing Syria is raising the...
Myanmar president says transition of power will be smooth
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar’s President Thein Sein today said historic polls won in a thumping landslide by Aung San Suu Kyi’s party were the consequence of...
‘Bloodbath’ at Paris
Agencies, Paris :The US president and other world leaders have condemned a series of coordinated attacks in the French capital Paris that has left more...
Suu Kyi`s party will have to wait till March to gain power
AFP, Yangon :Aung San Suu Kyi’s party secured a landslide election victory in Myanmar on Friday, propelling the pro-democracy movement to power after a 25-year...