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Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work: aid group
June 12, 2014
Thousands of Syrian refugee children in Lebanon forced to work: aid group
At least 50,000 Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are working, often in dire conditions and for 12 hours a day,…
Iran says redesigning Arak reactor to cut plutonium capacity
June 12, 2014
Iran says redesigning Arak reactor to cut plutonium capacity
Iran is "busy redesigning" a planned research reactor to sharply cut its potential output of plutonium - a potential nuclear…
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
June 12, 2014
Iraq Kurds seize Kirkuk; Sunni militants surge toward Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds seized control of the northern oil city of Kirkuk on Thursday, while surging Sunni Islamist rebels advanced towards…
Pakistan removes former leader Musharraf from travel ban
June 12, 2014
Pakistan removes former leader Musharraf from travel ban
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered to remove former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's name from a no-fly list in 15…
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
June 11, 2014
Sunni insurgents close in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery
Sunni insurgents from an al Qaeda splinter group closed in on Iraq's biggest oil refinery on Wednesday after seizing the…
Gas price talks resume, Kiev rejects latest Russian offer
June 11, 2014
Gas price talks resume, Kiev rejects latest Russian offer
Russia and Ukraine resumed efforts to settle their gas price row on Wednesday after Kiev rejected a proposal that would…
Ukraine says repulses separatist mortar attacks
June 10, 2014
Ukraine says repulses separatist mortar attacks
Pro-Russian separatists attacked Ukrainian military checkpoints and other strategic points in eastern Ukraine overnight but they were beaten off with…
At least 20 young mothers abducted in NE Nigeria
June 10, 2014
At least 20 young mothers abducted in NE Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped at least 20 young mothers near a town in northeast Nigeria where more than 200 schoolgirls…
France says Iran must budge on centrifuges for talks to succeed
June 10, 2014
France says Iran must budge on centrifuges for talks to succeed
Iran must drop its demands to have thousands of centrifuges used to enrich uranium if it wants a lasting deal…
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
June 10, 2014
Militants seize Iraq’s second-largest city, say officials
Militants seized Iraq’s second-largest city Tuesday, officials said, in another blow to the authorities, who appear incapable of stopping rebel…