6 infants drown as migrant boat capsizes
Eleven migrants including six infants drowned when their boat capsized off the Greek island of Samos, trapping most of them in the cabin, the coast gu
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Syria conflict: IS advances in Homs Province
Islamic State (IS) fighters have reportedly captured the Syrian town of Maheen, in central Homs Province, from government forces. They launched the of
Sinai plane crash: Russian airliner ‘broke up in mid-air’
A Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula, killing all 224 people on board, broke up in mid-air, a Russian official says. Vict
Azerbaijan votes in parliamentary elections
Parliamentary elections are taking place in Azerbaijan with the main opposition parties boycotting the vote. They accuse the government of President I
UK begins work on new Middle East base
Work has begun to construct Britain’s first new permanent military base in the Middle East since 1971. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and nava