Dozens killed across Syria in air raids
AL Jazeera.com :Dozens of people have been killed in Syrian air strikes on the cities of Idlib and Aleppo and the suburbs of Damascus, according...
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Most French people give thumbs down to Hollande in Poll
Reuters, Paris :More than 80 per cent of French people do not want Francois Hollande to stand for re-election in the next presidential contest in...
Kerry urges Lankan cooperation in war-crimes probe
AFP, Colombo :Colombo asked to free all remaining political prisoners and help search for missing persons by visiting US top diplomat.The US secretary of state...
Duchess spends 1st night at Kensington Palace
BBC, London :The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have spent the first night with their new baby daughter at Kensington Palace.The name of their second...
49 go on trial over lynching of Afghan woman
Agencies, Kabul :Forty-nine people including policemen went on trial on Saturday over the mob killing of a 27-year-old woman accused of burning a copy of...
Saudi-led coalition using cluster bombs in Yemen: HRW
AFP, Dubai :The Saudi-led coalition has been using US-supplied cluster bombs in its air camppaign against Yemeni rebels, Human Rights Watch said on Sunday, warning...
Gaza situation remains intolerable, says Carter
AP, Jerusalem :Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Saturday that eight months after a bloody war in the Gaza Strip the situation there remains “intolerable.”Carter...
IS militants ‘kill 300 Yazidi captives’
BBC Online :Several hundred Yazidi captives have been killed in Iraq by Islamic State (IS) militants west of Mosul, Yazidi and Iraqi officials say.A statement...
Kerry hails ‘enormous progress’ by new reformist Lankan govt
AFP, Colombo :US Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday hailed Sri Lanka for making “enormous progress” since the departure of strongman Mahinda Rajapakse, as...
US Navy bolsters presence in Gulf after Iran seizure
AFP, Washington :US warships protecting American-flagged ships in the Strait of Hormuz may extend assistance to other countries’ vessels, officials said Friday, after reports of...
Kate gives birth to a daughter
AFP, London :Prince William’s wife Kate gave birth to a girl today, sparking celebrations for the royal couple’s new arrival, a princess who becomes the...
Monsoons may bring disease, a second crisis, to Nepal: UNICEF
Reuters, London :There is only “a small window of time” for relief workers in Nepal to put in place measures to protect people from deadly...