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Solidarity for Australian Muslims after Sydney siege
December 16, 2014
Solidarity for Australian Muslims after Sydney siege
One of the bouquets left on Tuesday in a sea of flowers at the site of the Sydney siege read…
Nearly 200 dead as Syria bases lost to Qaeda, say monitors
December 16, 2014
Nearly 200 dead as Syria bases lost to Qaeda, say monitors
Nearly 200 combatants on both sides were killed in 24 hours when the Syrian branch of Al-Qaeda took two regime…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian during West Bank clash
December 16, 2014
Israeli troops kill Palestinian during West Bank clash
Israeli soldiers on Tuesday shot and killed a Palestinian during an arrest raid in a refugee camp in the occupied…
Pakistani official: 84 children dead in Taliban school attack
December 16, 2014
Pakistani official: 84 children dead in Taliban school attack
At least 84 children have been killed in a Taliban attack on a school in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar…
UK petition calls for Guantanamo detainee’s release
December 15, 2014
UK petition calls for Guantanamo detainee’s release
British celebrities and MPs on Monday joined in a plea for the release from Guantanamo of a Saudi detainee with…
Oil rebounds from new five-year lows, boosting stocks
December 15, 2014
Oil rebounds from new five-year lows, boosting stocks
World oil prices rebounded slightly Monday from fresh five-year lows amid stubborn worries over weak global crude demand, boosting European…
Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown – think tank
December 15, 2014
Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown – think tank
Russian arms makers' sales soared 20 percent in 2013, bucking a slowdown in other countries' industries, largely thanks to a…
Fears of jihadist attack as hostages held in Sydney cafe
December 15, 2014
Fears of jihadist attack as hostages held in Sydney cafe
Australian police locked down the centre of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a…
Paris climate summit faces tougher job after modest Lima deal
December 15, 2014
Paris climate summit faces tougher job after modest Lima deal
A Paris summit in 2015 will face a tougher task to agree a U.N. deal to slow climate change after…
S.Sudan’s descent into horror as civil war enters 2nd year
December 15, 2014
S.Sudan’s descent into horror as civil war enters 2nd year
War in South Sudan is worsening with "extreme violence" and growing hunger, rights groups warned Monday, one year on since…