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Turkey says backs Saudi-led military operation in Yemen
March 26, 2015
Turkey says backs Saudi-led military operation in Yemen
Turkey said on Thursday it supports the Saudi-led military operation against Houthi rebels in Yemen and called on the militia group and its…
Coalition, Iraqi planes target ISIS militants in Tikrit presidential compound
March 26, 2015
Coalition, Iraqi planes target ISIS militants in Tikrit presidential compound
Coalition and Iraqi planes struck a sprawling complex of palaces in the city of Tikrit on Thursday where Islamic State…
Iran demands immediate halt to military actions in Yemen
March 26, 2015
Iran demands immediate halt to military actions in Yemen
Iran demanded an immediate halt to Saudi-led military operations in Yemen on Thursday and said it would make all necessary…
Netanyahu wins approval to form new coalition government
March 26, 2015
Netanyahu wins approval to form new coalition government
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, grappling with fierce White House disapproval, on Wednesday won the consent of Israel’s president to try…
Audio retrieved from Germanwings black box ‘shows pilot was locked out’
March 26, 2015
Audio retrieved from Germanwings black box ‘shows pilot was locked out’
Investigators have retrieved cockpit voice recordings from one of the “black boxes” of the German jet that crashed in the…
Oil prices surge after Saudi air strikes in Yemen
March 26, 2015
Oil prices surge after Saudi air strikes in Yemen
Brent crude oil shot up nearly 6 percent on Thursday after Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies began a military operation in Yemen, but…
UNHCR: Asylum seekers in the West highest since Bosnia war
March 26, 2015
UNHCR: Asylum seekers in the West highest since Bosnia war
Wars in Syria and Iraq drove the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last year, the United Nations said on…
French air disaster black box ‘damaged’
March 25, 2015
French air disaster black box ‘damaged’
The cockpit voice recorder recovered from the wreckage of the Germanwings plane that crashed killing all 150 people aboard has…
Shiite rebels ‘capture defence minister in south Yemen’
March 25, 2015
Shiite rebels ‘capture defence minister in south Yemen’
Yemen's Shiite rebels said Wednesday that their forces captured Defence Minister Mahmud al-Subaihi as they advanced towards Aden, the port…
UN report: Libyan activists ‘under attack’ by all sides
March 25, 2015
UN report: Libyan activists ‘under attack’ by all sides
Activists speaking up against abuses in war-torn Libya face reprisals from all sides in the chaotic conflict, and are increasingly…