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  • Cairo rocked by deadly bomb attacks

    At least six people have been killed in four bombings in the Egyptian capital, the latest in a series of attacks that have rattled the public and undermined confidence in the interim government. The first and deadliest explosion tore through the security directorate in downtown Cairo, killing four people and injuring more than 70, according to the.. More

  • UN expert: CAR risks spiraling into genocide

    The UN chief's special adviser on genocide prevention has warned of a "high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide" in the Central African Republic. Adama Dieng and other UN officials briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on the continuing and unprecedented violence between Christians and Muslims in the country. More than half.. More

  • Syria ‘peace talks’ set to begin

    Syrian ‘peace talks’ is due to start in Switzerland, with events and comments preceding the official opening leave close to no hope of a major breakthrough, other than bringing President Bashar al-Assad's regime and the opposition to the same table. International diplomats and Syria's warring sides arrived for the crucial peace conference.. More

  • Pakistani jets strike Waziristan tribal areas

    Pakistani fighter jets have launched an assault on tribal areas near the Afghan border in an operation against Taliban fighters, flattening several houses and sending villagers fleeing from their homes, military sources and local residents have said. Residents of North Waziristan said there were numerous civilian casualties. A military spokesman told.. More

  • Israel approves more illegal settlement homes

    Israel has moved ahead with plans for another 381 homes in the occupied West Bank, the third such announcement in two weeks and raising to 2,530 the number of new settler homes declared this year. The new construction will be in Givat Zeev, an illegal settlement immediately south of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, Peace Now spokesman Lior.. More

  • Ukraine president calls for calm amid clashes

    Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has appealed for calm, as thousands of people returned to the streets of the capital Kiev on a second day of violence. Yanukovych made the call on Monday, when demonstrators braved sub-zero temperatures and clashed with police over new anti-protest laws. A statement issued on the presidential website said: "...wh.. More

  • EU and US ease some sanctions against Iran

    The European Union and the United States have suspended a range of sanctions against Iran after Tehran began implementing a deal to curb its nuclear programme. The move eases restrictions on trade in petrochemicals and precious metals and on the provision of insurance for oil shipments, among other measures. In the US, the Treasury Department said.. More

  • UN rescinds Iran's invite for Syria talks

    The UN secretary-general has withdrawn his invitation to Iran to join this week's Syria peace talks, saying he is "deeply disappointed" by Iran's statements on Monday. A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon announced the withdrawal less than 24 hours after Ban surprised the US and others by saying he had invited Syria's closest regional ally. The withdrawn.. More

  • Israel air strike wounds two in Gaza

    Two Palestinians have been injured when they were hit by an air strike on Gaza, amid reports that Tel Aviv has plans to escalate attacks on the strip. Israeli rockets targeted a motorcycle in Gaza's northern neighborhood of Saftawi on Sunday, leaving its rider, a 22-year-old man, in critical condition. Israel confirmed the attack in a statement issued.. More

  • Egypt's Morsi to face trial on new charges

    Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi will face trial on charges of insulting the judiciary, the state news agency reports, a signal that authorities have no intention of easing a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood. This is the fourth court case to face Morsi since he was ousted by the army in July after mass protests against his one-year rule. Morsi.. More

  • Syria talks in disarray over Iran invitation

    Syria's political opposition has said it will withdraw from international peace talks scheduled this week unless the UN chief retracts an invitation to Iran, President Bashar al-Assad's main backer. Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, said earlier on Sunday that he had invited Iran to attend the first day of talks on January 22 in Montreux, Switzerland,.. More

  • Aid enters besieged Palestinian camp in Syria

    Food aid has entered the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp in the Syrian capital, Damascus, for the first time in four months, a Palestinian official and Syrian state media have said. The delivery of food comes after reports that dozens of people in southern Damascus camp have died of hunger and lack of medical care, and a UN warning that blocking.. More

  • Syria main opposition to attend Geneva talks

    The Syrian National Coalition, the main umbrella opposition body in exile, has agreed to participate in long-awaited peace talks planned for January 22 in Geneva. The Syrian National Coalition's media office said on Saturday that of 75 voters, 58 voted in favor of attending the conference against 14 'No' votes, two abstentions and one blank vote. "We.. More

  • Deadly Taliban raid targets Kabul restaurant

    At least 21 people - 13 foreigners and eight Afghans - were killed in an apparent Taliban suicide bomb and gun attack on a restaurant in a heavily fortified area of Kabul. The assailants targeted Taverna du Liban, a Lebanese restaurant popular with expatriates and diplomats, in a neighborhood of Kabul where many embassy buildings and offices of non-governmen.. More

  • Rohingya Muslims killed by Buddhist mobs in Myanmar

    At least 20 Rohingya Muslims were killed by a mob in the latest violence in Western Myanmar, according to AA sources in the region. A group of Buddhists rampaged through a village in Rakhine state killing the elderly, women and children, according to AA sources. Witnesses claim the trouble started when eight Rohingya villagers went missing and were.. More