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Indonesia volcano kills at least 11, fears over more eruptions
February 1, 2014
Indonesia volcano kills at least 11, fears over more eruptions
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano erupted and killed at least 11 people on the western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the…
Turkey purges hundreds more police over graft probe, media reports
January 31, 2014
Turkey purges hundreds more police over graft probe, media reports
Turkey has purged at least 700 more police officers, local media said, over a corruption investigation portrayed by Prime Minister…
Syria peace talks end first round in deadlock
January 31, 2014
Syria peace talks end first round in deadlock
A first round of peace talks on Syria wraps up Friday with both sides in entrenched positions and the U.N.…
Ukraine’s Yanukovich goes on sick leave in midst of political crisis
January 30, 2014
Ukraine’s Yanukovich goes on sick leave in midst of political crisis
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich went on sick leave on Thursday with an acute respiratory ailment, leaving a political vacuum in…
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
January 30, 2014
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
Syria's government has razed thousands of homes as "collective punishment" of communities that back the opposition in the capital Damascus…
Africa summit to pull C.Africa, S.Sudan from ‘abyss’
January 30, 2014
Africa summit to pull C.Africa, S.Sudan from ‘abyss’
Conflict in Central African Republic and South Sudan dominated the agenda as Africa's leaders gathered in Ethiopia Thursday for a…
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
January 30, 2014
Militants storm Iraq transport ministry building
Militants stormed an Iraqi government building on Thursday and police sources said several suicide bombers remained inside. Security forces surrounded the…
May seeks to strip naturalised terror suspects of citizenship
January 30, 2014
May seeks to strip naturalised terror suspects of citizenship
Home Secretary Theresa May wants to strip naturalised terror suspects of their British citizenship in a last-minute amendment to an…
Russia says identifies bombers, arrests two in Volgograd blasts
January 30, 2014
Russia says identifies bombers, arrests two in Volgograd blasts
Russia has identified two suicide bombers responsible for attacks that killed 34 people in the city of Volgograd last month…
US slams ‘spurious’ charges against Egypt journalists
January 30, 2014
US slams ‘spurious’ charges against Egypt journalists
The United States hit out at the Egyptian government Wednesday for charges brought against journalists, slamming prosecutors for "an egregious…