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Former US drone operator ‘haunted by 1600 deaths’

Sat Jun 8, 2013 09:39:07

A former US Air Force drone operator says he is haunted by participating in operations that killed more than 1,600 people in Iraq and Afghanistan.

US terror drones kill 7 in Pakistan's Waziristan

Sat Jun 8, 2013 09:21:23

A US assassination drone airstrike has killed at least seven people in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.

UN sets aid appeal for Syria, warns of ‘explosion’

Sat Jun 8, 2013 09:06:54

The United Nations has launched the largest appeal in its history - seeking $5bn (£3.2bn; 3.7bn euros) for humanitarian aid to Syria while warning of a regional "explosion" if the foreign-backed insurgency does not stop.

Erdogan urges end to protests, rejects EU criticism

Fri Jun 7, 2013 21:55:39

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has demanded an immediate end to anti-government protests, while a top European Union official criticized the excessive use of force on demonstrators by police.

Syria ready to return detained Tunisian militants

Fri Jun 7, 2013 19:59:29

Syria is ready to speedup procedures of extraditing militant Tunisian detainees who illegally entered Syria to fight against the government but were not involved in killing of Syrian people during the bloody foreign-backed insurgency in the country.

New Pakistani 25-member cabinet sworn in

Fri Jun 7, 2013 18:33:53

Pakistan's new premier has unveiled a 25-member Cabinet that must tackle major economic and security challenges following a sweeping election win.

Russia offers to send troops to Golan Heights

Fri Jun 7, 2013 18:04:03

Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested that Russian peacekeepers replace departing Austrian troops monitoring the Israeli-Syrian ceasefire line in the Golan Heights that has been the scene of an upsurge in fighting in recent days.

Qusayr’s historic sites destroyed by militants

Fri Jun 7, 2013 17:35:41

The town of Qusayr has been turned into a gloomy scene of debris with many historical landmarks totally destroyed after current clashes between army troops and foreign-backed rebels.

'Enemy plots aim to impede Muslims progress'

Fri Jun 7, 2013 16:19:49

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned against enemy plots to create divisions among Muslim nations to impede their progress.

17 Iranian pilgrims martyred in Iraqi car blast

Fri Jun 7, 2013 16:05:37

A car bomb in a restive town north of Iraq's capital has martyred 17 Iranian pilgrims Friday, officials said.

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