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RIYADH, Oct 29, (AFP): Saudi Arabia on Thursday carried out its 141st execution this year, putting one of its citizens to death for murder. Abdulrahman …
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International
IS may invade Central Asia – FSB; Extradition blocked
MOSCOW, Oct 28, (Agencies): Russian intelligence on Wednesday warned of an increased risk of Taleban or Islamic State fighters invading Central Asia. FSB director Alexander …
Read More »Migrant crisis threatens Schengen – Austria announces border fence
VIENNA, Oct 28, (Agencies): Austria said Wednesday it would build a fence along its border with fellow EU state Slovenia to “control” the migrant influx, …
Read More »FBI, Justice Department probe violent US school arrest
The FBI and the US Justice Department said Tuesday they had opened a civil rights investigation into the violent arrest of a black female high …
Read More »Boko Haram kill 14 civilians in Niger – 338 people rescued by Nigerian troops
NIAMEY, Oct 28, (Agencies): Suspected Boko Haram militants killed at least 14 people in an overnight attack on a village in southeastern Niger, security sources …
Read More »Arabian Gulf too hot for humans by 2100?
PARIS, Oct 27, (AFP): Global warming could create peaks of humid heat in the Arabian Gulf beyond human tolerance by century’s end, according to a …
Read More »Baku jails two for fighting with ISIS
BAKU, Oct 27, (AFP): Azerbaijan on Tuesday sentenced two men to 14 years in jail for fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, …
Read More »Hunt for survivors as Afghan, Pakistan quake toll tops 350
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27, (Agencies): Rescuers were Tuesday picking their way through rugged terrain and pockets of Taliban insurgency in the search for survivors after a …
Read More »Iran has over 1,000 troops in Iraq, over 2,000 in Syria: US
WASHINGTON, Oct 27, (Agencies): Washington believes there are fewer than 2,000 Iranian troops in Syria helping the forces of President Bashar al-Assad and more than …
Read More »Quake in South Asia kills over 200 – Magnitude 7.5 earthquake centered in NE Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Oct 26, (Agencies): A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake which rocked parts of South Asia killed 215 people Monday, including 12 Afghan girls crushed in …
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