War & Conflict
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UN urges Putin, Erdogan to talk to avert Idlib ‘bloodbath’
Sep 5, 2018The UN’s Syria peace envoy called Tuesday on the Russian and Turkish presidents to urgently speak to each other to help avert a “bloodbath” in rebel-held Idlib, as a military offensive appears imminent. Staffan de Mistura... -
Armed conflicts may have contributed to 5 million under-5 deaths in Africa over 20 years
Sep 2, 2018New estimates published in The Lancet suggest that armed conflicts across the continent of Africa may have resulted in the deaths of as many as 5 million children aged under 5 years between 1995 and 2015,... -
Suicide car bomb kills at least six people in central Mogadishu
Sep 2, 2018At least six people were killed when a suicide car bomb struck a local government office in central Mogadishu on Sunday, destroying the building and a Quranic school opposite. Islamist militant group Al Shabaab said it... -
Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship
Aug 18, 2018Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount with the U.S.... -
US sanctions Myanmar military commanders over Rohingya ‘ethnic cleansing’
Aug 17, 2018The United States is taking steps and considering a range of further actions over Myanmar’s treatment of its Rohingya Muslim minority, including targeted sanctions under its Global Magnitsky law, the State Department said on Monday. The... -
The death toll in a blast in western Kabul climbed to at least 25
Aug 15, 2018The death toll in a blast which rocked western Kabul on Wednesday climbed to at least 25, officials said, with fears it could rise further in the latest violence in Afghanistan’s war-weary capital, reports BSS. The... -
Death toll in Syria arms depot blast rises to 69
Aug 14, 2018The death toll of an explosion at a weapons depot in northwestern Syria has risen to 69, mostly civilians including 17 children, a monitor said Monday as search operations continued. Sunday’s blast of unknown origin in... -
Four people killed in a shooting in Fredericton, Canada
Aug 10, 2018Four people were killed on Friday in a shooting in the eastern Canadian town of Fredericton, police said. Police urged people in the area of the shooting to remain in their homes, describing it as an... -
Iran protesters attack religious school in Karaj: Fars news agency
Aug 5, 2018Iranian protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported Saturday, as sporadic protests simmered ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions. Iranian authorities have barely mentioned days... -
Three killed as Zimbabwe troops, protesters clash after vote
Aug 2, 2018Zimbabwe police said three people were killed in Harare on Wednesday as soldiers dispersed stone-throwing opposition supporters who accused the ruling party of trying to rig Monday’s presidential election. The deployment of soldiers and their beating...
