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Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics

Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics

The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on…
Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis

Fleeing ISIS tyranny: Agony of the Yazidis

"Goodbye," a woman dressed in a black shawl murmured in Kurdish, as she kissed the outstretched hand of an elderly…
Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest

Lebanon activists block ministry in electricity protest

Dozens of protesters blocked access to Lebanon's energy ministry early on Tuesday in a surprise demonstration against the notoriously ineffective…
Palestinians bring plight of threatened village to US

Palestinians bring plight of threatened village to US

Six Palestinians came to Washington to secure support against Israeli plans to raze their tiny West Bank village of Susiya,…
Iran says Hajj death toll could rise

Iran says Hajj death toll could rise

The head of Iran’s Hajj organization has claimed the latest number of Iranian pilgrims killed in the stampede in Mina…
Syrian opposition says Russia is ‘a partner of regime’

Syrian opposition says Russia is ‘a partner of regime’

The presence of Russia in Syria does not serve for a political solution, the Syrian National Coalition said in a…
Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief

Refer Syrian crisis to Criminal Court: UN chief

The UN secretary-general for the first time called Monday for the situation in Syria to be referred to the International…
At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents

At least 27 dead in air strike on Yemen wedding party: local official, residents

At least 27 people, most of them women and children, were killed on Monday in an air strike on a…
Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State

Russia seizes initiative in Syria crisis; France bombs Islamic State

Russia appeared to seize the initiative in international efforts to end the conflict in Syria on Sunday as Washington scrambled…
Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’

Women held as sex slaves in S.Sudan ‘rape camps’

One woman was abducted by soldiers and taken to a military camp, tied up and raped repeatedly for two months. Another…
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