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Above 400 civilians killed by US terror drones: UN

Sat Oct 19, 2013 16:57:08

At least 400 civilians have been killed by terror drone strikes in Pakistan since 2004, a UN human rights investigator says.

Russia: Kerry’s proposal on Syria CWs is 'premature'

Sat Oct 19, 2013 16:01:40

Russia says US Secretary of State John Kerry’s proposal on shipping Syria’s chemical weapons out of the region is “premature”.

Empire of the Senseless

Sat Oct 19, 2013 15:46:50

For the sake of argument, let’s assume the following to be true: Barack Obama is not a stooge, a cipher, an empty suit, or a puppet. He is not incompetent, indecisive, or deranged. He is, in fact, intelligent, purposeful, and rational. Let us further assume that Obama is sincere in his actions, if not always his rhetoric, and that his actions, from the persecution of whistleblowers to the assassination of American citizens, are premeditated, planned, intentional and taken without ambivalence.

Zarif slams Israeli bid to hinder Iran nuclear talks

Sat Oct 19, 2013 15:16:40

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has blasted the Israeli regime for attempting to disrupt the continuing interactions between the Islamic Republic and the six world powers.

At least 13 Yemeni military men killed by militants

Sat Oct 19, 2013 14:51:47

Two masked gunmen have killed a security officer and his bodyguard in southern Yemen while a bombing attack on a military command post in southern Ayban province killed at least 12 Yemeni soldiers.

Explosion strikes suburban Damascus

Sat Oct 19, 2013 14:06:49

A huge explosion has occurred at a suburban region of Syrian capital of Damascus, causing an unknown number of casualties, the state media reports.

Activists resist Bahrain's massive tear gas order

Sat Oct 19, 2013 12:56:49

Bahraini rights activists have launched a campaign urging South Korea to cancel an imminent shipment of over 1.6 million tear gas canisters reportedly ordered by the Saudi-backed Manama regime engaged in the suppression of the two-and-a-half-year-long uprising.

US military begins shift out of Manas air base

Sat Oct 19, 2013 11:45:32

The US military has begun moving its Afghanistan air logistics base in Kyrgyzstan’s Manas Transit Center to a base in eastern Romania in preparation of a complete shift by July 2014, when its contract to use the Kyrgyz base for the US-led Afghan operations comes to an end.

UN slams illegal US terror drone strikes

Sat Oct 19, 2013 10:28:45

The United Nations has urged Washington to investigate and disclose civilian casualties inflicted by its assassination drone strikes, further demanding US explanation of its legal justification for the deadly attacks.

Egyptian police sergeant shot dead in Sinai

Sat Oct 19, 2013 09:35:45

A group of unidentified gunmen have shot to death an Egyptian police sergeant in the violence-ravaged Sinai region, security sources said.

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