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Israel arrests Hamas leader in West Bank raid

Israeli security forces have arrested Hassan Yusef, one of Hamas’ top figures in the occupied West Bank, in an overnight raid near Ramallah, the Israeli army said.

“During the night, forces of the army and the Shin Bet [internal security service] arrested Hassan Yusef, a Hamas leader, in...

Saudi Arabia, UN to broker peace in Yemen

Saudi Arabia, UN to broker peace in Yemen

 

Saudi Arabia on Monday backed a decision by its allied Yemeni government to hold peace talks with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels, raising hopes for an end to the months-long conflict in the country.

A source from the Foreign Ministry official told newsmen that...

At least 10 dead in bus explosion – officials

At least 10 dead in bus explosion – officials

October 20, 2015 featured post, Foreign 36 Views

At least 10 people were killed and dozens more wounded on Monday when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger bus in Pakistan’s southwestern Baluchistan province, local officials said.

The explosion came as night fell and people working in...

Zambia president seeks God’s help to halt currency freefall

By AFP

Lusaka (AFP) – Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu prayed to God to “heal” his country’s ailing currency on Sunday, with bars shut and football matches cancelled on a national day of prayer to end a record slump.

Lungu ordered the prayer session last month after the kwacha fell 45 percent...

US set for anti-Boko Haram operations in Nigeria

The White House has been at pains to stress that personnel would not take part in combat operations and would be armed only for self-defense.

Nigeria greeted that announcement as a “welcome development.”

President Muhammadu Buhari took office in May vowing...

Junior doctors of Wa Regional Hospital to lay down tools

Junior doctors at the Wa Regional Hospital have given government up to the end of October to pay them their six months salary arrears.

According to the doctors, they have been working under strenuous conditions for the past six months...

Indian girls aged two, five ‘gang-raped’ in New Delhi

A toddler and a five-year-old girl were raped in separate attacks in New Delhi overnight with at least one gang-raped, police said Saturday, as activists warned of an “epidemic” of sexual violence in the capital.

The two-and-a-half-year-old girl was abducted from a religious event in west Delhi...

Mother tries to sell child on Internet

A South African mother appeared in court Friday charged with trying to sell her 19-month-old baby on the Internet for 5,000 rand ($380), officials said, after a police sting operation halted her plan.

Police were tipped off that the woman, aged 20, had offered her son for sale on the popular...

Putin Says Some 7,000 People From Post-Soviet Nations Join Islamic State

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that some 7,000 people from a bloc of post-Soviet nations that includes Russia are fighting for the extremist group Islamic State in the Middle East.

Speaking at a summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Kazakhstan Putin,...