Slovenia expands army authority to stem refugee influx
Al Jazeera News :The Slovenian parliament has passed legislation that gives the army more power to help stem a refugee influx that increased drastically since...
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Netanyahu causes uproar by linking Palestinians to Holocaust
AP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under fire for suggesting that a World War II-era Palestinian leader convinced the Nazis to adopt their...
Eritrean envoy to Israel calls for arrest of lynch mob
Al Jazeera News :The Eritrean ambassador to Israel has called for a thorough investigation and subsequent arrest of those who shot and beat an Eritrean...
UN chief urges end to violence as he meets Abbas
AL Jazeera News :UN chief Ban Ki-moon has urged an end to spiralling violence as he met Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas in a bid to...
Ahmed the clockmaker is moving to Qatar to study
Al Jazeera News :An American boy arrested for bringing a homemade clock to his Texas school, that was mistaken for a bomb, is moving to...
Russia drone footage shows devastated Damascus suburb
Al Jazeera News :A video released by one of Russia’s biggest state media networks shows Russian jets targeting rebel positions and the widespread damage and...
S Koreans arrive in North for emotional family reunions
Al Jazeera News :Hundreds of South Koreans have crossed the border to North Korea in a stream of buses for emotional reunions with relatives they...
Top U.S. general plays down chances of Russia joining air campaign in Iraq
Reuters, Erbil :U.S. Marine General Joseph Dunford played down the chances of Russia joining the U.S.-led air campaign against Islamic State in Iraq in the...
Russian air strikes kill 45, including rebel commander
Reuters, Beirut :Russian air strikes in Syria’s Latakia province killed a top rebel commander from a group armed by President Bashar al-Assad’s foreign enemies, a...
Slovenia to deploy army to help stem influx of refugees
Al Jazeera News :Slovenia’s parliament is expected to approve changes to its laws that would enable the army to help police guard the border to...
Malaysian opposition move against PM delayed to next parliament session
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :A no-confidence motion planned by Malaysia’s opposition alliance against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak will not be heard by the current session...
Saudi prince avoids charges over alleged sex assaults in LA
BBC Online :Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not press charges against a Saudi prince accused of sexual assault.Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 28, was arrested last...