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Syria opposition and west reject Assad ‘peace plan’

Assad, in his first speech in seven months, on Sunday outlined his…

Liliana Mihaila

Delhi gang-rape accused in court for first time

Lawyers at the Saket court complex have decided to refuse to defend…

Liliana Mihaila

Badie, Ahmedinejad and Carlos Latuff ‘anti-Semites of the year’

The Simon Weisenhall Centre is a pro-Jewish rights group that ranks the…

Liliana Mihaila

Kuwait jails opposition tweeter for insulting emir

Enezi is the first to be sentenced among dozens of tweeters, activists…

Liliana Mihaila

Israel to fortify Syrian border fence, says Netanyahu

Israel captured the Golan from Syria during the 1967 Six Day War…

Liliana Mihaila

Syria’s Assad speaks after seven months of silence

Assad said the conflict was not one between the government and the…

Rana Allam

Two Pakistan charity workers shot dead

Pakistan has been battling a homegrown Taliban insurgency for five years, as…

Liliana Mihaila

Israeli ex-foreign minister calls for joint opposition

Lapid has so far refused to rule out joining a Netanyahu-led coalition

Liliana Mihaila

7.7-magnitude quake hits off Alaska, triggers local tsunami

A similar 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Canada's Queen Charlotte Islands, located just south…

Liliana Mihaila

US draws plans for up to 9,000 troops in Afghanistan

The United States and its allies are currently negotiating future troop commitments…

Liliana Mihaila