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North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
March 22, 2015
North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
Praised as a model of Arab Spring progress, Tunisiahas finally been drawn onto the global jihadi battlefield after Islamist militants gunned…
Houthis seize strategic Yemeni city, escalating power struggle
March 22, 2015
Houthis seize strategic Yemeni city, escalating power struggle
Houthi fighters opposed to Yemen's president took over the central city of Taiz in an escalation of a power struggle…
Spain’s fractured political landscape in focus as Andalusia votes
March 22, 2015
Spain’s fractured political landscape in focus as Andalusia votes
An election in Spain's Andalusia region on Sunday is expected to provide the first real test for two new parties…
Saudi Arabia’s OPEC governor – hard to reach US$100-120 oil again
March 22, 2015
Saudi Arabia’s OPEC governor – hard to reach US$100-120 oil again
Saudi Arabia's OPEC governor Mohammed al-Madi said on Sunday that he believed it would be difficult for oil to reach…
Obama says it is now ‘hard to find a path’ on Israeli-Palestinian peace
March 22, 2015
Obama says it is now ‘hard to find a path’ on Israeli-Palestinian peace
President Barack Obama said that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu's pre-election disavowal of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes…
Report: 9 British medical students believed to be in Syria
March 22, 2015
Report: 9 British medical students believed to be in Syria
Nine British medical students have traveled to Syria, apparently to work in hospitals controlled by Islamic State, Britain's Observer newspaper…
Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi’ites seek help from old enemies
March 22, 2015
Fearing Islamic State, some Afghan Shi’ites seek help from old enemies
Even by Afghanistan's standards of often-shifting alliances, a recent meeting between ethnic Hazara elders and local commanders of the Taliban…
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; US evacuates remaining forces
March 22, 2015
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; US evacuates remaining forces
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appealed…
Official: Air strike kills commander in force loyal to Tripoli government
March 21, 2015
Official: Air strike kills commander in force loyal to Tripoli government
An air strike byLibya's internationally recognised government against the capital Tripoli on Saturday killed a senior commander in a force…
Kerry says progress made in nuclear talks, time to make tough decisions
March 21, 2015
Kerry says progress made in nuclear talks, time to make tough decisions
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday talks with Iran had made genuine progress and the time had…