Islamic State group seizes villages north of Aleppo city
AP, Beirut :Islamic State militants seized several villages from rival insurgents north of Aleppo city Friday, in a surprise attack that came despite intensive Russian...
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Carter`s Nepal trip scrapped over fuel shortage
AFP, Kathmandu :Fuel shortages in Nepal have forced former US president Jimmy Carter, who is battling brain cancer, to cancel his visit to the country...
UN envoy proposes Libya unity government
AFP, Skhirat :The UN envoy for Libya proposed the members of a unity government Friday aimed at ending years of conflict, but the plan was...
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Indonesia accepts Int’l help to combat firesAFP, JakartaIndonesia has agreed to accept international help to combat forest and agricultural fires that are cloaking Southeast Asia...
NATO ready to send troops to defend Turkey
Reuters, Brussels :NATO said it was prepared to send troops to Turkey to defend its ally after violations of Turkish airspace by Russian jets bombing...
Merkel declares asylum rules `obsolete` as migrant talks open
AFP, Luxembourg :EU foreign ministers and their counterparts from nations bordering Syria were to gather Thursday to discuss the migration crisis, after German Chancellor Angela...
Hillary subject to hack attempts from China, Korea, Germany
AP, Washington :Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private email server, which stored some 55,000 pages of emails from her time as secretary of state, was the subject...
Murdoch suggests Obama isn`t `real black president`
AP, Washington :The founder of the global News Corp. media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that President Barack Obama isn’t a “real black president.”Murdoch was...
US not cooperating with Russia against Islamic State : Carter
AP, Rome :US Defense Secretary Ash Carter, in his strongest message to date, said Wednesday the U.S.-led coalition will not agree to cooperate with Russia...
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Israel lifts restrictions at Al-Asqa mosqueAFP, JerusalemIsrael lifted restrictions on worship at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Wednesday in an apparent bid, swiftly welcomed by...
Russia may coordinate with US on Syria strikes
AFP, Moscow :Russia could implement United States proposals aiming to coordinate Moscow’s strikes in Syria with the United States-led coalition, a Russian defence ministry spokesman...
EU military operation against migrant traffickers begins
AFP, Rome :A military operation to catch migrant traffickers begins today, with European warships patrolling international waters in the Mediterranean to arrest smugglers dubbed the...