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Friday, 09 October 2015 20:04
NATO's chief says the Alliance faces 'conflict, instability, and insecurity'
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance. They met on 5 October for consultations on the potential implications of the dangerous military actions of the Russian Federation in and around Syria. On…
Friday, 09 October 2015 20:04
Syria: Russia fires cruise missiles at terrorists in Syria
Warships in the Caspian Sea launched cruise missiles in the first use of the Russian navy since the start of a military build-up in support of al-Assad. Sergei Shoigu, Russia's Defence Minister, said on Thursday that…
Friday, 09 October 2015 20:03
Israel: Upsurge of attacks against Jews
On Monday, two Palestinian youths were killed during clashes in the West Bank. One of them was thirteen and had been shot by mistake. Two days earlier, a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem.…
Friday, 02 October 2015 18:31
Pakistan: asylum needed for Christians
The president of Pakistan’s Christian Congress has urged Western nations to open its doors to persecuted Pakistani Christians. According to the Daily Pakistan, Nazir Bhatti said Christians seeking asylum should be accommodated in the USA, the…
Friday, 02 October 2015 18:30
Mexico: ‘Where are our boys?’ protest march
The parents of 43 missing college students have led a march of thousands of people in Mexico City, marking one year since the students’ disappearance. In January Mexico's government said the students had been handed over…
Friday, 02 October 2015 18:28
Afghanistan: can government keep Kunduz secure?
After losing control of Kunduz to the Taliban on Monday, the government says it has now reclaimed most of the city. Shockwaves of the Taliban's sudden seizure of this strategic hub on the main trade-route between…