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UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
February 25, 2015
UN report finds torture still widespread in Afghan jails
Afghan authorities tortured or mistreated more than a third of nearly 800 suspected Taliban-linked detainees who human rights investigators were…
Sources: Turkish police detain dozens over illegal wiretapping
February 25, 2015
Sources: Turkish police detain dozens over illegal wiretapping
Turkish police have detained dozens of people in the latest raid over illegal wiretapping targeting supporters of US-based Muslim cleric…
Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
February 25, 2015
Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
A Palestinian mosque was set alight in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday and graffiti in Hebrew at the scene…
EU pushes for tough Paris climate deal – draft
February 25, 2015
EU pushes for tough Paris climate deal – draft
European Union leaders want to enshrine in international law a goal to cut global emissions by 60 percent by 2050,…
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
February 25, 2015
Syrians flee besieged rebel area with tales of hunger
At a shelter in Damascus, the strain of life under a crippling siege not far from the Syrian capital is…
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
February 25, 2015
Firing squads, blast walls and dangerous diplomacy in Somalia
A navy flak jacket over his sky-blue shirt, Neil Wigan peered through the bulletproof glass window at six uneven wooden…
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
February 25, 2015
Britain to help train Ukrainian army to counter Russian threat
Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday Britain would send military personnel to Ukraine soon to help train its army, warning Moscow…
Yemen Houthis take over special forces army camp in Sanaa
February 25, 2015
Yemen Houthis take over special forces army camp in Sanaa
Armed men from Yemen's newly dominant Houthi group took over a special forces army camp in Sanaa early on Wednesday…
Libyan flights from Turkey, Jordan to make security stop in east
February 24, 2015
Libyan flights from Turkey, Jordan to make security stop in east
Egypt is forcing Libyan airliners flying between Turkey and Jordan and the capital Tripoli to stop in eastern Libya to…
Yemen’s Houthis say president Hadi has lost legitimacy, is sought as fugitive
February 24, 2015
Yemen’s Houthis say president Hadi has lost legitimacy, is sought as fugitive
Yemen's dominant Houthi group said on Tuesday that President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi had lost his legitimacy as head of state…