Russia`s action in Syria is `recipe for disaster`: Obama
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama warned Friday that Russia’s military engagement in Syria in support of strongman Bashar al-Assad is a “recipe for disaster,”...
International
Merkel urges Europe to protect external borders amid refugee crisis
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe needed to protect its external frontiers as it faces the greatest influx off refugees since World War...
30 dead, hundreds missing in Guatemala landslide
AFP, Santa Catarina Pinula :At least 30 people were dead and several hundred missing on Friday a day after a landslide smashed through a village...
Hillary backs potential no-fly zone in Syria
AP, Boston :Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would push for a no-fly zone and safe regions in Syria to address the humanitarian...
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Israel mulls authorising wildcat West Bank settlementsAFP, Jerusalem Israel is considering authorising wildcat settlement outposts in the West Bank near a village where a firebombing...
Croatia braces for winter as shivering migrants pour in
AFP, Croatia :The Croatian sun has given way to rain and the temperature has dropped, but refugees and migrants continue to stream into the country,...
Gunman attacks Oregon campus; 10 reported dead
AFP, Roseburg :A 26-year-old man opened fire on a community college campus here in a rampage that left 10 people dead and seven wounded and...
Taliban says shot down crashed United States C-130 plane in Afghanistan
AFP, Jalalabad :The Taliban claimed today to have shot down a US military transport plane in eastern Afghanistan in a crash that killed 11 people,...
Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat
AFP, Paris :A multi-billion-dollar robot dispatched to Mars to search for life must steer clear of promising “hot spots” for fear of spreading microbes from...
Syria at UN summit as Russian bombing causes tensions
AP, United Nations :Syria’s foreign minister is to address the summit of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday as Russia’s decision...
President Abbas raises Palestinian flag for first time at UN
AP, United Nations :Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raised the Palestinian flag at the United Nations for the first time on Wednesday with a promise that...
Council of Europe concerned at rising racism in Germany
AFP, Strasbourg :Europe’s top human rights watchdog on Thursday voiced concern at mounting racism in Germany, citing a wave of far-right, anti-Islam demonstrations at odds...