IS frees over 200 Yazidis in Iraq
AFP, Altun Kopri :More than 200 most elderly members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority were freed by the Islamic State group after eight months in captivity...
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Japanese Ebola test gives results in 11 minutes: Researcher
AFP, Tokyo :A Japanese research team said today it had developed a field test for Ebola that gives results in just over 11 minutes –...
Islamic world risks of disintegration: Erdogan
AFP, Ankara : The Islamic world is at risk of “disintegration” due to the current conflicts in the region between the Sunni and Shiite strands of...
Iran, Turkey agree to help end Yemen crisis
Agencies, Tehran :Turkey and Iran agree on the need for a political solution to end Yemen’s war, which has raised tensions between them, Iran’s president...
Al-Qaeda seizing opportunity in Yemen, says Ashton
Agencies, Tokyo :The US defence secretary says al-Qaeda has “seized the opportunity” in Yemen amid reports that fighters from the group had stormed a border...
Mugabe in S Africa for first state visit in 20 years
AFP, Pretoria :Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe visited South Africa today in his first state trip to the country since 1994 as he seeks to drum...
Situation catastrophic in Aden: Red Cross
AFP, Aden : The Red Cross warned on Tuesday of a “catastrophic” situation in Yemen’s main southern city Aden, as forces loyal to the president...
Greek PM in Moscow to meet Putin
AFP, Moscow :Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to meet Kremlin strongman Vladimir Putin in Moscow Wednesday as part of an eye-catching visit that...
Rebels kill eight Iranian soldiers on Pakistan border
AFP, Tehran :Eight Iranian border guards have been killed in a clash with Sunni rebels who had infiltrated from neighbouring Pakistan, Iran’s official IRNA news...
Blair enters poll battle with EU warning
Tony Blair was to wade into the British general election campaign on Tuesday, with the former prime minister set to sound a warning about the...
Malaysia accused of rights assault as terrorism law passes
AFP, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysia was accused Tuesday of waging an assault on civil rights as parliament passed a tough anti-terrorism law aimed at countering Islamic...
Israel’s recognition can’t be linked to N-deal: US
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama has poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a nuclear deal between world powers and Iran be predicated...