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24 killed in intense Libya clashes, coup feared

Sat May 17, 2014 09:36:21

Heavy clashes in Libya between two militia forces and army troops loyal to a rogue general in Libya have killed at least 24 people and injured scores of others, leading Libyan authorities to call the move a coup attempt and shut down Benghazi’s airport.

Turkey PM threatens to slap protester

Sat May 17, 2014 08:40:06

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to slap a young man if "he booed the country’s prime minister," media reports say.

Amnesty raps Israeli atrocities in West Bank

Sat May 17, 2014 08:28:58

Amnesty International has fiercely censured the Thursday killing of two young Palestinian protesters by Israeli troops during West Bank rallies marking the anniversary of the regime's occupation of Palestine.

Syria insurgents target Aleppo civilians with rockets

Sat May 17, 2014 08:19:30

Foreign-sponsored insurgents in Syria have killed at least 13 civilians and injured a number other people by targeting government-held areas of key city of Aleppo with rockets.

Iranian wrestlers win 2014 Greco-Roman World Cup :Pictures

Fri May 16, 2014 21:03:04

Iran has won the 2014 World Cup of Greco-Roman wrestling for the fourth time in the past five years, after defeating the Russian wrestling team at the final round.

Shocking report: US launched 201 out of 248 wars in world since WWII

Fri May 16, 2014 19:09:25

The United States has launched 201 out of the 248 armed conflicts in the world since the end of WWII, a new report says, adding that 90 percent of causalities in these wars were civilians.

EU under fire for negligence over Syrian refugees

Fri May 16, 2014 18:43:40

European Union’s Home Affairs commissioner has criticized the bloc’s member states for failing to provide safe havens to Syrian refugees who are fleeing a war which is supported by several EU states.

Nakba memories: Israel's ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Fri May 16, 2014 18:27:22

On May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion declared the 'State of Israel'. By then, the Zionist forces - vastly superior to Palestinian and Arab military capabilities - had already expelled the Palestinian inhabitants of 220 villages and conquered about 13 percent of Palestine. This event is known as the Nakba, meaning the “Catastrophe” in Arabic.

FIFA admits awarding World Cup to Qatar was ‘mistake’

Fri May 16, 2014 17:36:04

FIFA President Sepp Blatter says awarding 2022 World Cup to Qatar was "a mistake" because of the extreme heat players will face in the Persian Gulf state.

Iran, Turkey to boost economic trade level to $30 bn

Fri May 16, 2014 15:58:03

Iran and Turkey have discussed raising level of economic trades as well as expanding cooperation in energy sector.

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