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Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW

Russian paramilitaries in Mali kill nine, including children: HRW **Allegations of Civilian Fatalities Emerge Amidst Mali Operations** **Bamako, Mali** – A human rights watchdog has put forth grave allegations concerning the conduct of paramilitary forces operating in Mali, claiming that a recent... read more »

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The road to el-Obeid, Sudans besieged city sheltering thousands

The road to el-Obeid, Sudans besieged city sheltering thousands ### El-Obeid’s Lifeline: A Perilous Journey Through Sudan’s Conflict Zone **El-Obeid, Sudan –** The precarious journey along one of the primary arteries supplying Sudan’s besieged city of El-Obeid offers a stark... read more »

First group of US deportees, out of an e...

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia

First group of US deportees, out of an expected 1,200, arrive in Liberia ### Liberia Receives First Cohort of U.S. Deportees Amid Shifting Immigration Policies **Monrovia, Liberia** – Liberia has become the latest nation to enter into an agreement with the United States to accept deportees from... read more »

Dozens dead after boat capsizes in north...

Dozens dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria

Dozens dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria ## Tragedy at Sea: Over Four Dozen Feared Dead in Nigerian Boat Disaster **NORTHWESTERN NIGERIA** – A devastating maritime incident has unfolded in northwestern Nigeria, where a capsized boat is feared to have claimed the lives of at least... read more »

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Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the Vatican by an Egyptian leader in eight... read more »

Six nurses killed in latest attack on Chinese medi...

BEIJING: Seven people, including six nurses, were stabbed to death at a hospital dormitory in northern China on Thursday, the official Xinhua news... read more »

Egypt making slow progress on genital mutilation

MANSHIET EL-IKHWA, Egypt: Raslan Fadl, the first doctor in Egypt to be put on trial for committing female genital mutilation, is still practicing even though a... read more »

With 14.3 mn enslaved people, India is the slavery capi...

Nearly 14.3 million people, including children, are “trapped” in modern-day slavery in India, which tops a global index of people under bondage across the... read more »

Grenade attack kills 2 policemen in Charsadda

PESHAWAR – A grenade attack killed two policemen and wounded another one in Charsadda on Tuesday. The incident happened in the Shabqadar area of... read more »

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Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012, the health ministry said Friday. Two men,... read more »

High-tech podcars to take to Dubai streets in a fe...

Dubai: Dubai is set to have a new mode of public transport — high-tech podcars — in the next couple of years, a senior official announced at a... read more »

Flash floods kill 75

KABUL: Flash floods after heavy rains in northern Afghanistan killed 75 people and damaged thousands of homes, leaving authorities scrambling to help survivors... read more »

Saudi Arabia jails organiser of women’s protests for si...

Saudi petrochem giant opens tech centre in Bangalore

A Saudi court jailed a man for six years for organizing women’s demonstrations and taking part in protests against the regime, the official Saudi Press... read more »

“no way” he’ll recognize Israel as a Jewish state ̵...

West Bank – The Palestinian President says there’s “no way” he’ll recognize Israel as a Jewish state and accept just a portion of... read more »

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Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

Afghan opium poppy cultivation hits record levels: UN

United Nations – A new survey found that opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose to record levels this year, with a 36 percent increase compared to last year, a UN official said... read more »

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Rift in ISI-Haqqani network?

Islamabad – The killing of senior Haqqani network leader Naseeruddin Haqqani has fuelled talks of a rift between Pakistan’s spy agency... read more »

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf’s plea to lea...

Pak court sets Nov 18 for Musharraf's plea to leave country

Karachi – Pakistan’s Sindh High Court has set November 18 for a decision on former president Pervez Musharraf’s plea against a government ban... read more »

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakist...

Meeting with Hurriyat counterproductive to India-Pakistan dialogue: Khurshid

Gurgaon – In strong disapproval of the meeting between Pakistani prime minister’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz with Hurriyat leaders here,... read more »

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader’s k...

Pakistani Taliban vows revenge af! ter leader's killing

Islamabad – Confirming the killing of senior leader of the Haqqani Network, Naseeruddin Haqqani, the Pakistani Taliban has vowed to take revenge of the... read more »

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NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres: Report

NSA scoops data from Yahoo, Google data centres

Washington – The US National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links connecting Yahoo and Google data centres around the world, a US daily reported Wednesday. The... read more »

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

UN communications will not be monitored, says US

Amid growing international anger over the spying activities of the National Security Agency, the U.S. has assured the United Nations that the world... read more »

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely fals...

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – The National Security Agency head, Gen. Keith Alexander has reportedly said that the allegations about the US snooping on telephone and... read more »

NSA head denies US spying in Europe

NSA chief says EU snoop-op allegations `completely false`

Washington – US National Security Agency Director General Keith Alexander Tuesday told lawmakers that the recent media reports about the agency’s... read more »

Obama orders ‘review of spy operations’

Obama orders 'review of spy operations'

US President Barack Obama says he has ordered a review of the way US spy agencies gather intelligence. It follows a string of embarrassing revelations which... read more »

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Qatar rejects Irans false claims about missing pilots

Qatar rejects Irans false claims about missing pilots ## Qatar Refutes Iranian Assertions Regarding Airspace Incident **Doha, Qatar** – Qatar has firmly rejected claims made by Iran... read more »

Bashar al-Assads cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria

Bashar al-Assads cousin Wassim sentenced to death in Syria **Syrian Court Delivers Death Sentence to Assad Family Member for Grave Offenses** A significant judicial development has unfolded... read more »

Girl, 14, arrested after 'opening fire and shooting teen boy' at school in Swede...

Girl, 14, arrested after 'opening fire and shooting teen boy' at school in Sweden **Teenage Boy Critically Injured in Södertälje School Shooting; 14-Year-Old Girl... read more »

Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash

Video purports to show teens on 'last spin' before dying in wrong-way M9 crash **Tragic M9 Collision Claims Lives of Five Young Men; Online Videos Emerge** A devastating wrong-way... read more »

Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO ...

Russia sends warship armed with hypersonic missiles towards NATO island after threat to UK **Russian Naval Deployment Signals Heightened Tensions Near NATO Territory** A significant Russian naval... read more »