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Six hundred Syrians evacuated from Old Homs

Mon Feb 10, 2014 16:32:06

Around six hundred people have been evacuated from the devastated militant-held district of the central Syrian city of Homs, activists and officials say.

ISIL extremists withdraw from Syrian oil-rich region

Mon Feb 10, 2014 14:21:45

The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group has withdrawn its forces from Syria's oil-rich eastern province of Deir al-Zour, activists and militants say.

Britons 'involved in Syria executions and torture'

Mon Feb 10, 2014 13:59:25

Videos and images have been posted on social networks by extremists who have travelled to Syria showing British militants participating in beatings and even executions of people and other militants in the war-torn country.

Turkey ranks 2nd in web censorship :Report

Mon Feb 10, 2014 12:34:31

A new report by a think tank says Turkey is the second country with the highest level of web censorship, standing after China.

Extremists from New Zealand fighting in Syria: PM

Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:58:30

New Zealand’s Prime Minister John Key has said there are New Zealanders fighting alongside with anti-government militants in Syria while others have been blocked from going there by having their passports cancelled under national security provisions.

Syrian delegation back in Geneva for 2nd round of talks

Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:27:31

A delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic has arrived in Geneva to take part in the second round of talks in the context of the international conference dubbed 'Geneva II.'

Syrians march in Latakia to support their national army

Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:16:32

Thousands of people in Syria’s port city of Latakia marched to the streets to voice support for their national army which has been attempting hard to protects the country from a deadly multinational war for nearly three years.

610kg Saudi man loses weight by half in 6 months

Mon Feb 10, 2014 11:07:06

Khalid al-Shaeri, the Saudi man whose weight of 610 kilograms in August required a forklift and the partial demolition of his house to airlift him to hospital, now weighs 290 kilograms, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) has reported.

US defiant in jailing military sex offenders in Japan

Mon Feb 10, 2014 09:58:11

Most perpetrators of sex crimes at US military bases in Japan have not been going to prison for their offenses; Instead, they've received punishments including demotions, fines, or even just a letter of reprimand, Freedom of Information documents reveal.

Syria militants publish new video of abducted nuns

Mon Feb 10, 2014 09:33:47

Syrian nuns who were abducted by foreign-backed militants have appeared in a new video aired by the Qatari news channel Al-Jazeera.

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