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Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel

Former government insider takes aim at USs policy on Israel **Advocacy Group Calls for Reassessment of U.S.-Israel Policy Amid Shifting Geopolitical Landscape** Washington D.C. – A renewed call for a fundamental reassessment of United States policy towards Israel and Palestine is gaining... read more »

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nu...

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nuclear plant a day after restart

Japan shuts reactor at worlds biggest nuclear plant a day after restart **Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor Halts Operations Following Control Rod Anomaly** Tokyo, Japan – The No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, has been temporarily shut down less than... read more »

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifes...

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifestyles on Instagram as protesters ar...

Rich kids of Iran flaunting lavish lifestyles on Instagram as protesters are burned alive **Economic Disparity and Social Tensions Rise in Iran Amidst Protest Crackdown** Tehran – As reports continue to surface regarding a brutal crackdown on widespread protests in Iran, a stark contrast is... read more »

Three killed in Australia shooting as po...

Three killed in Australia shooting as police hunt 'gunman' at lar...

Three killed in Australia shooting as police hunt 'gunman' at large **Police Launch Manhunt After Fatal Shooting in Rural Australia** Emergency services are responding to a critical incident in a rural area of Australia following a shooting that has left three individuals dead.... 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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ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people

ISIL claims Kabul attack on Chinese restaurant that killed seven people **Attack on Kabul Restaurant Raises Concerns Over Chinese Nationals’ Safety in Afghanistan** KABUL – A recent... read more »

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Lften, Germanys obsession with opening windows, goes viral in U.S. **The Enduring Appeal of “Lüften”: A German Tradition Finds New Life in American Homes** A seemingly simple... read more »

Death toll from high-speed train collision in Spain rises to 41

Death toll from high-speed train collision in Spain rises to 41 **High-Speed Rail Accident in Southern Spain Claims Dozens of Lives** A tragic rail accident in the vicinity of Córdoba,... read more »

Donald Trump sends ominous text message amid tense Greenland stand-off

Donald Trump sends ominous text message amid tense Greenland stand-off **Trump Attributes Nobel Omission to Assertive Foreign Policy** Washington D.C. – Former U.S. President Donald Trump... read more »

Teenage backpacker may have been 'killed by dingoes' on...

Teenage backpacker may have been 'killed by dingoes' on remote Australian island **Tragic Discovery on Fraser Island: Authorities Investigate Teenager’s Death** Fraser Island,... read more »