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Indonesia volcano kills at least 11, fears over more eruptions

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

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

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

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’

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’

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

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

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

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

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…
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