Tag: War_Conflict

Both Iran and Qatar on Saturday voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in ...

Ex Gitmo Detainee Bin Atef Down With Malaria – Lawyer

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Aside from the strain of the uncertainty of his continued stay in Ghana and dealing with separation from his wife, ...

South Africa Confronts Apartheid-Era Custody Deaths

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The brutal death of anti-apartheid campaigner Ahmed Timol was allowed to go quietly unsolved in the interests of South Africa's ...

US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City

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One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city, ...

Voting Starts In Sprawling PNG Elections

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Voting began in Papua New Guinea elections Saturday with the Pacific nation's leader urging peaceful polling to show it has ...

US Ends Role of Special Envoy To Afghanistan and Pakistan

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The United States abolished the role of its special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan on Friday, just as it prepares ...

Police Foil ‘terrorist Action’ In Mecca

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Saudi Arabian police foiled on Friday a "terrorist action" against Islam's holiest site, where millions of faithful from around the ...

Nigeria Sends In Troops, Police After Ethnic Clashes

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Nigeria's acting president Yemi Osinbajo has ordered troops in to keep the peace in the restive state of Taraba after ...

Hezbollah Says ‘thousands’ of Fighters To Respond If Israel Attacks

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The head of Lebanese movement Hezbollah on Friday warned Israel against attacking Lebanon or Syria, saying "hundreds of thousands" of ...

UN Rejects Israeli Accusations of Hezbollah Posing As Green NGO

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The United Nations on Friday rejected Israeli claims that Lebanese Hezbollah militants were establishing observation posts along the border under ...

Syria Hotline For US and Russia Still In Use

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Russian and US military officials are still using a special hotline to communicate about operations in Syria, a US official ...

Syria Regime Penetrates IS-Held Eastern Province

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Syrian regime forces on Friday broke into the eastern Deir Ezzor province for the first time since 2014, a monitor ...

Botswana’s Former President Ketumile Masire Dies Aged 91

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Botswana has declared three days of national mourning after the death of former President Sir Ketumile Masire, aged 91. Mr ...

Angry Mob Beats Indian Policeman To Death Outside Mosque

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An angry mob beat a police officer to death outside a mosque in Indian-administered Kashmir as tensions ran high in ...

Yemen Cholera Cases Could Jump To 300,000 By September

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A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen will probably have infected more than 300,000 people by September, up sharply from the ...

Bomber Sows Death Among Civilians Fleeing Mosul

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A suicide bomber blew himself up Friday among civilians fleeing the Old City of Mosul, where increasingly desperate jihadists are ...

At Least Two Dozen People Killed In Multiple Pakistan Blasts

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Multiple blasts killed at least 24 people in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam's holiest month, ...

Twin Blasts In NW Pakistan Kill At Least 11

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At least 11 people were killed and 24 wounded on Friday when twin blasts tore through a market crowded with ...

UN To Send Experts To Probe DR Congo Violence

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The UN Human Rights Council on Friday decided to send a group of experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

At Refugee Summit, UN Chief Urges ‘solidarity’ With Uganda

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