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Tens of thousands flee Syria as Syria regime advances near Aleppo
February 5, 2016
Tens of thousands flee Syria as Syria regime advances near Aleppo
Damascus (AFP) - Tens of thousands of Syrians were apparently streaming towards Turkey on Friday as regime troops pressed a…
World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
February 5, 2016
World pledges $10 bn for Syrians, but peace prospects bleak
LONDON (AP) — World leaders pledged more than $10 billion Thursday to help fund schools, shelter and jobs for refugees…
Venezuela president vows to resist ouster
February 5, 2016
Venezuela president vows to resist ouster
Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro vowed Thursday the opposition's attempts to drive him from power would not prosper…
Greek police turn to teargas as tempers flare over pensions
February 4, 2016
Greek police turn to teargas as tempers flare over pensions
Scuffles broke out and police used teargas during a mass rally in Athens on Thursday as Greeks railed against government…
Khamenei’s top aide says Tehran, Moscow ink US$40 bn in projects: agencies
February 4, 2016
Khamenei’s top aide says Tehran, Moscow ink US$40 bn in projects: agencies
Iran and Russia have initialed contracts worth around US$40 billion, including for power-engineering and railway projects, Russian news agencies quoted…
Two Israeli teens get lengthy jail terms for Palestinian youth’s murder
February 4, 2016
Two Israeli teens get lengthy jail terms for Palestinian youth’s murder
An Israeli court jailed two Jewish teenagers on Thursday, one for life and the other for 21 years, over a…
German police arrest two Algerians ‘linked to IS’
February 4, 2016
German police arrest two Algerians ‘linked to IS’
German police have arrested two Algerians they suspect of links to the Islamic State group and are hunting for two…
Sudan and S.Sudan renegotiating oil deal: reports
February 4, 2016
Sudan and S.Sudan renegotiating oil deal: reports
Sudan and South Sudan's oil ministers have agreed in principle a new oil pipeline deal, reports said Thursday, after slumps…
Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy
February 4, 2016
Churches offer sanctuary as UN criticises Australian asylum policy
An Australian court ruling paving the way for the deportation of over 250 asylum seekers to an offshore immigration camp…
Greeks strike against leftist government’s pension plans
February 4, 2016
Greeks strike against leftist government’s pension plans
A one-day strike brought Greece to a standstill on Thursday, as trade unions protested against the left-led government's plans for…