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UN: Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians
January 7, 2015
UN: Syrians largest refugee group after Palestinians
Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to more than 100 countries to escape…
Syrian man, child killed as fierce storm hits Lebanon
January 7, 2015
Syrian man, child killed as fierce storm hits Lebanon
A Syrian man and a six-year-old boy died in the cold as a major storm dumped snow and rain on…
‘Casualties’ as shots fired at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo– live report
January 7, 2015
‘Casualties’ as shots fired at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo– live report
11:40 GMT - Controversial cartoons - Charlie Hebdo's cartoonist Renaud Luzier earlier told AFP there were "casualties" after the incident.The…
UAE oil min says oversupply may last months or years
January 7, 2015
UAE oil min says oversupply may last months or years
Oil market oversupply may last months or even years, but prices could recover if non-OPEC producers "act rationally", the United…
Headless corpses found in troubled southern Mexico
January 7, 2015
Headless corpses found in troubled southern Mexico
At least 10 decapitated bodies and 11 heads have been discovered in unmarked graves in violence-plagued Guerrero state in southern…
Deadly explosion strikes police academy in Yemen
January 7, 2015
Deadly explosion strikes police academy in Yemen
A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen’s capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, killing around 30 and wounding…
Turkish leftist group claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul police
January 7, 2015
Turkish leftist group claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul police
The Turkish far-left group DHKP-C has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack at a police station in Istanbul's historic…
UN: Islamic State school closures in Syria affect 670,000
January 6, 2015
UN: Islamic State school closures in Syria affect 670,000
An estimated 670,000 children in Syria are being deprived of education after Islamic State forces ordered schools closed to change the curriculum,…
Johnson & Johnson start Ebola vaccine clinical tests
January 6, 2015
Johnson & Johnson start Ebola vaccine clinical tests
US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it has started human trials on a possible vaccine against Ebola.The…
Gulf shares nosedive on oil, global stocks rout
January 6, 2015
Gulf shares nosedive on oil, global stocks rout
Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states nosedived on Tuesday as oil prices slumped and global markets were dragged down…