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NATO soldier 'heartbroken' by Trump turning back on allies after ...

NATO soldier 'heartbroken' by Trump turning back on allies after going to war for US **German Veteran Voices Concerns Over Shifting U.S. Stance on NATO Alliance** A veteran of the German armed forces, who served in Afghanistan following the September 11th attacks, has expressed deep... read more »

Tragic update after Brit vanished near D...

Tragic update after Brit vanished near Dracula's castle 'Cruel be...

Tragic update after Brit vanished near Dracula's castle 'Cruel beyond belief' **Search Concludes for Missing British Hiker in Romanian Mountains** The search for George Smyth, a University of Bristol student who went missing while hiking in the Romanian Carpathian Mountains, has... read more »

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly ill...

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly illness after 'taking illegal wei...

Woman diagnosed with rare and deadly illness after 'taking illegal weight loss drug' **Weight Loss Pen Linked to Rare Disease in Brazilian Woman** A Brazilian woman is battling a rare and potentially fatal illness following the use of an unauthorized weight loss pen acquired in Paraguay.... read more »

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in U...

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Ni...

World News in Brief: Winter attacks in Ukraine, looming food aid cuts in Nigeria, drought in Kenya **Headline: Humanitarian Crises Deepen Across Eastern Europe and Africa as Winter Tightens its Grip** The onset of winter is exacerbating existing humanitarian crises across Ukraine, Nigeria, and... 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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Jesus brace helps Arsenal down Inter to seal Champions League qualification **Arsenal Secure Champions League Knockout Stage Berth with Decisive Victory Over Inter Milan** Milan, Italy –... read more »

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Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraines power grid

Cold and dark: UN rights chief condemns Russian strikes on Ukraines power grid **Title: UN Condemns Attacks on Ukrainian Energy Infrastructure Amidst Winter Crisis** As temperatures plummet... read more »

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