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Official: Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over ICC bid
January 3, 2015
Official: Israel freezes Palestinian tax funds over ICC bid
Israel is freezing the transfer to the Palestinians of taxes it collects on their behalf in retaliation for their bid…
Witnesses: Boko Haram seizes 40 boys, men in northern Nigeria: witnesses
January 3, 2015
Witnesses: Boko Haram seizes 40 boys, men in northern Nigeria: witnesses
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have kidnapped 40 boys and young men in a remote village in northeast Nigerian Borno state…
Hungarian protesters keep up pressure on government
January 3, 2015
Hungarian protesters keep up pressure on government
Thousands of Hungarians staged an anti-government protest on Friday, maintaining pressure on Prime Minister Viktor Orban's centre-right administration which has…
France wants action on Libya, stops short of African calls for intervention
January 3, 2015
France wants action on Libya, stops short of African calls for intervention
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday world powers must tackle instability in Libya but he stopped short of openly…
Migrant ‘ghost ship’ arrives in Italian port
January 3, 2015
Migrant ‘ghost ship’ arrives in Italian port
A ship abandoned by its crew and left drifting with 450 migrants on board reached Italy's jagged southern coast on…
Royal court: Saudi king needed help breathing due to lung infection
January 2, 2015
Royal court: Saudi king needed help breathing due to lung infection
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz temporarily needed help to breath through a tube on Friday due to a lung…
Media watchdog concern after Tunisian army jails blogger
January 2, 2015
Media watchdog concern after Tunisian army jails blogger
Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expressed "deep concern" on Friday after a military court sentenced a Tunisian blogger to…
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
January 2, 2015
Uncrewed ship with 450 migrants aboard heading for Italy coast
A merchant ship with no crew and 450 migrants on board is heading towards the Italian coast, the coastguard said…
Iran says Saudi Arabia should move to curb oil price fall
January 2, 2015
Iran says Saudi Arabia should move to curb oil price fall
Falling world oil prices will hurt countries across the Middle East unless Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest crude exporter, takes…
Syria opposition group: Assad must go for any peace plan to work
January 2, 2015
Syria opposition group: Assad must go for any peace plan to work
A new Syrian opposition group linked to a prominent cleric said on Thursday President Bashar al-Assad would have to step…