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South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence unacceptable

South Sudan: Increase in abductions and sexual violence unacceptable **South Sudan Faces Surge in Abductions and Sexual Violence Amidst Overall Conflict Reduction** Juba, South Sudan – While South Sudan has witnessed a welcome decrease in overall conflict-related incidents, a disturbing trend has... read more »

Swiss authorities detain owner of bar wh...

Swiss authorities detain owner of bar where New Years fire killed 40

Swiss authorities detain owner of bar where New Years fire killed 40 **Crans-Montana Grapples with Tragedy as Investigation into New Year’s Eve Fire Intensifies** Switzerland is observing a national day of mourning following a devastating fire that claimed the lives of forty individuals in... read more »

Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, i...

Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, independent probe after ICE killing

Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, independent probe after ICE killing **Minneapolis Mayor Demands Accountability Following Fatal ICE Incident** Minneapolis, MN – In the wake of a fatal incident involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that resulted in the death of a local... read more »

US intercepts fifth sanctioned oil tanke...

US intercepts fifth sanctioned oil tanker

US intercepts fifth sanctioned oil tanker **U.S. Expands Seizure of Venezuelan Oil Tankers in the Caribbean** Washington – In a move signaling an intensified effort to enforce sanctions against Venezuela, the United States has intercepted and seized a fifth oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The... 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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Yemens separatist leader feared being possibly imprisoned in Riyadh

Yemens separatist leader feared being possibly imprisoned in Riyadh **Southern Transitional Council Leader Reportedly Wary of Riyadh Visit** Concerns are circulating regarding the... read more »

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Thousands flee fighting in Syrias Aleppo **Title: Mass Exodus Precedes Imminent Curfew in Aleppo Amid Escalating Conflict** Aleppo, Syria – Thousands of civilians are undertaking a mass... read more »

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Thousands of refugees fleeing DR Congo arrive at Burundi camps

Thousands of refugees fleeing DR Congo arrive at Burundi camps Tens of thousands of people have crossed into Burundi to escape violence in the eastern DRC. This article was created based... read more »

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Caught between Trump and Musks rockets, a Mexican village despairs **Space Race Echoes on Mexico’s Shores: A Coastal Community Grapples with Progress** Playa Bagdad, a once-tranquil... read more »

Why Trump wants Greenland and whats standing in his way

Why Trump wants Greenland and whats standing in his way **Title: Geopolitical Tensions Rise as Greenland Acquisition Proposal Strains US-Danish Relations** The suggestion of a potential United States... read more »