PARIS, Jan 11, (Agencies): Syria’s opposition co-ordinator Riad Hijab accused Russia of killing dozens of children after a bombing raid on Monday and said such …
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IS ‘convoy’ in Libya attacked
BENGHAZI, Libya Jan 11, (RTRS): Unidentified aircraft attacked an Islamic State convoy on Sunday near the Libyan city of Sirte, a resident told Reuters. The …
Read More »Pakistanis, Syrian attacked in Cologne – German probe blames migrants for New Year’s Eve violence
BERLIN, Jan 11, (Agencies): A group of Pakistanis and a Syrian were attacked in Cologne amid tensions over New Year’s Eve assaults in the city …
Read More »Arab League backs Saudi against ‘hostile’ Iran – Kuwait renews support
CAIRO, Jan 10, (Agencies): Arab League countries on Sunday expressed their full support for Saudi Arabia in dealing with the “hostile acts and provocations of …
Read More »‘Friendly fire’ by Iraqi drone kills 9 anti-DAESH fighters
BAGHDAD, Jan 10, (Agencies): An Iraqi drone strike killed nine members of the pro-government Popular Mobilisation paramilitary force near Tikrit in an apparent case of …
Read More »Toll in Russia raids on jail rises to 81 – Qaeda in Syria abducts prominent media activists
BEIRUT, Jan 10, (AFP): At least 81 people, including 23 al-Qaeda fighters, were killed in Russian strikes on a prison complex run by the jihadist …
Read More »Scale of attacks in Cologne grows
FRANKFURT, Jan 10, (Agencies): The mass attacks on women in the German city of Cologne on New Year’s Eve have prompted 379 criminal complaints, with …
Read More »GCC foreign ministers denounce Iran interference in Saudi affairs
RIYADH, Jan 9, (Agencies): The GCC Ministerial Council (Foreign Ministers) on Saturday denounced Iran’s “blatant interference” in the internal affairs of Saudi Arabia. The Council’s …
Read More »Merkel backs expelling convicted refugees – Cologne police chief removed following assaults
MAINZ, Germany, Jan 9, (Agencies): Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday backed a sharp toughening of expulsion rules for convicted refugees, saying that even those who …
Read More »Huge Catholic parade held under heavy security in Manila
More than a million Filipino Roman Catholic devotees jammed Manila’s streets Saturday for an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Christ that was held …
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