SYRIA : Battles rage in Eastern Ghouta, as ‘toll tops 1,000’
The Syrian army and rebel groups early on Sunday engaged in fierce battles in Eastern Ghouta, where fighting has killed at least 1,099 civilians over
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LIBYA: Hundreds of migrants picked up between Libya and Italy
International charity ships and Libya’s coastguard and picked up several hundred migrants on Saturday as smugglers trying to take advantage of c
ETHIOPIA: Soldiers kill nine civilians mistaken for militants
Ethiopian soldiers killed nine civilians and injured 12 after mistaking them for rebels near a town along the country’s border with Kenya, state
SAUDI ARABIA: Govt sets up anti-graft departments
Saudi King Salman has ordered the establishment of specialized departments in the public prosecutor’s office to investigate and prosecute corrup
CHINA: Xi allowed to remain ‘president for life’
China has approved the removal of term limits for its leader, in a move that effectively allows Xi Jinping to remain as president for life. The consti