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Friday, 09 October 2015 20:07
USA: Flooding swamped virtually all of South Carolina
Residents in South Carolina's Lowcountry were warned that water from days of flooding across the state was moving in their direction and was going to have major impacts. Already seventeen people have died since the rain…
Friday, 09 October 2015 20:06
Central African Republic (CAR): Attack on key Christian in peace process
The country has been in the grips of violence and political problems since the majority-Muslim Séléka group drove out President Francois Bozizé in a coup two years ago. About three-quarters of CAR is Christian. Thousands have…
Friday, 09 October 2015 20:05
Nigeria: Abuja hit by more bomb blasts
A series of explosions on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja killed at least 18 people last Friday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported a further 41 people were wounded by the blasts. The…
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.…