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Rifts deepen; Syria rebel leaders say Idris removal was a ‘coup’

Wed Feb 19, 2014 20:37:05

The already tense relations between Syrian opposition fractions have become more fragile with sacking of Salim Idris, former head of the main foreign-backed militant group, the so-called Free Syrian Army.

UN warns of another tragedy in Somalia, 850,000 need food

Wed Feb 19, 2014 19:39:41

The United Nations has warned that the world should keep its attention on Somalia where more than 850,000 people are desperate for food, or another tragedy like 2011 famine is on the way.

Rouhani: Syria should get ready for elections

Wed Feb 19, 2014 19:11:09

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says free elections are the only solution to end the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Raqqa under extremists' rule: Islam is nothing close to ISIL Sharia

Wed Feb 19, 2014 18:42:49

A series of videos smuggled out of Syria’s Raqqa shows strict rule of al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in the town which has turned to a new base for the terrorist group.

Netanyahu calls Israel’s BDS critics modern anti-Semitists

Wed Feb 19, 2014 17:01:45

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed a growing boycott movement against his regime’s violent policies against Palestinians, calling it anti-Semitism in a modern guise.

Exclusive video of Beirut deadly bombing

Wed Feb 19, 2014 16:42:38

A powerful explosion rocked Bir Hasan neighborhood in Lebanon's Beirut, near the Kuwaiti Embassy and Iranian Cultural Center, killing at least 4 people and wounding more than a hundred.

UN Chief: Geneva talks best way to end Syria war

Wed Feb 19, 2014 16:08:56

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for more talks as the best way to end the crisis in Syria.

In Picture: Iranian girls paly traditional game

Wed Feb 19, 2014 13:40:56

Iranian girls play traditional game of Haft Sang (seven stones) in Ahar city in northwestern Iran.

25 killed, hundreds wounded in Ukraine deadliest clashes

Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:40:55

Ukrainian Health Ministry says some 25 people have been killed and 241 others hospitalized after day of clashes between security forces and protestors in capital city, Kiev.

HRW urges Riyadh to halt mass deportation

Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:17:21

Human Rights Watch has called on Saudi Arabia to end the summary deportations, which risk violating its international obligations not to return anyone to a place where their life or freedom is threatened or where they face other serious harm.

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