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January 7, 2018 6:35 AM

Air strikes kill at least 17 civilians in Syria rebel enclave

In Syria, at least 17 civilians have been killed in airstrikes on a rebel-held enclave near capital Damascus. Eastern Ghouta, one of the last remaining opposition strongholds in the country, was the target of the Syrian-Russian airstrikes. <br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Right...

January 7, 2018 2:24 AM

At least 25 migrants feared dead in shipwreck off Libya in Tripoli

At least 25 people are feared to have drowned in a shipwreck off Libya in Tripoli, after a dinghy carrying some 150 migrants ran into trouble. The Italian coast guard said, around 85 people have been rescued from the sinking vessel, and eight bodies recovered so far.<br/><br/>Sea Watch s...

January 7, 2018 1:31 AM

Russian air strikes kill at least 17 civilians in Syria

At least 17 people were killed in a Russian air strikes on a rebel-held enclave near the Syrian capital. Eastern Ghouta, one of the last remaining opposition strongholds in the country, is the target of air raids. <br/><br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, today&#...

January 7, 2018 1:31 AM

5.1 magnitude earthquake jolts Iran's western province of Kermanshah

In Iran, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake jolted the country's western province of Kermanshah today. News agency ISNA said, the temblor rocked the Kurdish town of Sarpol-e Zahab, about 520 kilometers west of Tehran, however, there was no immediate report on damages or casualties in the region.<br/...

January 7, 2018 1:31 AM

Those funding banned groups will face up to 10 years jail: Pak

Pakistan today said that those providing funds to banned groups, including the one run by Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed, will face up to 10 years in prison along with a hefty fine. <br/><br/>The warning was part of a countrywide advertisement in Urdu, which has been published in a...

January 6, 2018 7:21 PM

Saudi Arabia boosts citizen benefits as taxes bite

Saudi Arabia announced today it had boosted stipends and benefits for citizens to cushion the impact of economic reforms including the kingdom's first ever taxes after an oil price slump. Student stipends will be increased by 10 percent, an official statement said.<br/><br/>Most wor...

January 6, 2018 7:20 PM

Iran stages pro-government rallies

In Iran, thousands of government supporters staged rallies for a fourth day today, in a backlash against widespread protests that the clerical establishment has blamed on the country's enemies. <br/><br/>Today's show of support came a day after Iran's foreign minister&#039...

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