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Woman's severed head and legs found...

Woman's severed head and legs found in bin as police swoop on Istanbul...

Woman's severed head and legs found in bin as police swoop on Istanbul Airport **Disturbing Discovery at Istanbul Airport Raises Alarms** A grim discovery at Istanbul Airport has sent shockwaves through the region, as authorities have confirmed the finding of a dismembered human body within a... read more »

Cruel mum who sexually assaulted daughte...

Cruel mum who sexually assaulted daughter, 4, and let brother rape child ja...

Cruel mum who sexually assaulted daughter, 4, and let brother rape child jailed A mum who sexually assaulted her daughter and allowed her brother to rape the young child has been jailed for 15 years for her ‘depravity and cruelty’ This article was created based on information from... read more »

Gazas Rafah crossing to reopen when fina...

Gazas Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned

Gazas Rafah crossing to reopen when final Israeli body is returned ### Rafah Crossing Reopening Contingent on Return of Last Israeli Captive’s Remains **Jerusalem, Israel –** Israel has announced a significant condition for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza: the recovery... read more »

Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF accuse each...

Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF accuse each other of ceasefire violations

Syrian army, Kurdish-led SDF accuse each other of ceasefire violations **Tensions Simmer as Syrian Forces and SDF Trade Accusations Amidst Extended Truce** **DAMASCUS/QAMISHI –** A fragile ceasefire in northeastern Syria, recently extended by the Damascus government for an additional 15 days, has... read more »

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Kobane: Syrian Kurds ‘launch operation against IS’

Fighting has continued overnight around the Syrian border town of Kobane, with reports of Kurdish forces launching an operation against Islamic State At least 12 people were killed in protests by... read more »

Egypt: Army offensive kills 16 militants in Sinai

El-ARISH, Egypt: Egyptian military officials say troops have killed 16 members of an al-Qaida-inspired militant group in the restive Sinai... read more »

China sacks 160,000 government employees who did not ex...

BEIJING – China has taken 160,000 “phantom” government staff off its official payroll who were receiving salaries despite not doing any work. A total... read more »

Nepal bus crash kills 29 people and injures dozens

An overloaded bus in western Nepal has fallen off a road and plunged into a gorge, killing 29 and injuring dozens, the BBC reported. Most of the passengers in... read more »

Islamic State video shows beheading of British hostage ...

LONDON: British taxi driver Alan Henning, who skipped Christmas with his family to raise funds to purchase ambulances and medical equipment and join an aid... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

United Nations – The UN Security Council Tuesday extended by another year the sanctions on Liberia in connection with the country’s civil war. In an adopted resolution, the council... read more »

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syria

UN chief concerned over religious violence in Syri...

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern over the targeting of people based on their religion, community or ethnic... read more »

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

Several dead in Iraq bomb blast

A car bomb near a cafe in central Iraq has killed at least eight people in the latest in a series of attacks. Monday’s blast in the town of Buhriz,... read more »

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yeme...

Saudi militants behind attack on Defence Ministry: Yemen

Saudi militants were behind the massive car bombing and assault on Yemen’s military headquarters that killed more than 50 people, including an Indian nurse... read more »

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN

Probe human rights abuses in Cote d'Ivoire: UN

United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional... read more »

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UN Security Council extends sanctions on Liberia

Pakistan opposes new permanent seats in UNSC

Islamabad – Pakistan has opposed the creation of new permanent seats in the 15-member UN Security Council during the two-day UN General Assembly debate on Security Council reform. “There... read more »

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar

New Pak Taliban chief’s appointment was backed by ...

Islamabad – New Pakistani Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah’s appointment has been allegedly backed by Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Nawaz Sharif to appoint new Pak army chief on Nov. 28

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will make a decision regarding the appointment of new army chief on November 28, an official... read more »

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Violence in Bangladesh over crackdown on opposition

Dhaka – Demonstrators and police clashed in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka and elsewhere in the country after six senior opposition figures were... read more »

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Brisk start to voting in Maldives presidential poll

Male – Hundreds of people lined up outside polling stations in over 200 islands to elect a new president for the Maldives here Saturday. As many as 470... read more »

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Greenlanders left reeling after week of Trump-induced whiplash

Greenlanders left reeling after week of Trump-induced whiplash **Greenland Navigates Shifting Sands of International Attention** A period of heightened international scrutiny has left... read more »

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Mapping U.S. strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific ### Escalating U.S. Military Activity Precedes Venezuelan Intervention **Washington D.C.** – A significant and sustained increase... read more »

India summons US envoy Nancy Powell over arrest of diplomat in New York

UN envoy highlights window to advance peace in Colombia

UN envoy highlights window to advance peace in Colombia **Colombia at a Crossroads: UN Envoy Urges Renewed Commitment to Peace as Landmark Accord Nears Anniversary** **New York, NY** – As... read more »

Israel attacks Gaza Again

Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, s...

Gaza reconstruction talks must not distract from massive needs, say UN aid agencies **Humanitarian Imperative Overrides Reconstruction Focus in Gaza, UN Agencies Urge** United Nations humanitarian... read more »