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Nearly 200 killed in Myanmar boat accident
A boat carrying about 200 Rohingya Muslims who were evacuating ahead of a storm has capsized off western Myanmar, killing all but one person, UN officials have said. Kirsten Mildren, of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), told Al Jazeera there was only one confirmed survivor from Tuesday's accident. Barbara Manzi, head.. More -
PKK fighters arrive in Iraq under peace deal
The first group of Kurdish fighters to withdraw from Turkey under a peace process has entered northern Iraq. The 13 men and women arrived in the area of Heror near Metina mountain on the Turkish-Iraqi border on Tuesday and were greeted by comrades from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in a symbolic step towards ending a three-decades-old insurgency. Th.. More -
UN peacekeepers kidnapped in Golan released
Syrian opposition forces on Sunday freed four Filipino UN peacekeepers whom they had captured on the ceasefire line between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights last week. The forces from the Yarmouk Martyrs' Brigade had said they were holding the soldiers for their own safety after clashes with Syrian regime forces had put them in danger. An.. More -
Turkey blames 'inaction' on Syria for attacks
Turkey's foreign minister has blamed the world's inaction on the Syrian conflict for the "barbarian act of terrorism" that claimed dozens of lives near the border. Ahmet Davutoglu's comments in Berlin came a day after a twin bombing in the small town of Reyhanli, in the southern Turkish province of Hatay bordering Syria, that left at least.. More -
Israelis march against austerity measures
About 2,000 Israelis have marched in central Tel Aviv to protest against an expected austerity budget, police have said. The protesters rallied on Saturday against proposed income tax and VAT rises and government spending cuts due for cabinet debate on Monday. They directed their ire at Yair Lapid, who became finance minister after January's election.. More -
Mubarak retrial adjourned to June
The retrial of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's former president, over his role in the deaths of protesters during the country's uprising has been adjourned to June 8 till the presiding judge has gone through the new evidence. Mubarak, his interior minister Habib al-Adly, and six security chiefs faced court again over their role in the murder and attempted.. More -
Turkey blames Syria-linked groups for blasts
Turkey has accused groups supporting the Syrian regime of carrying out two car bombings that killed 43 people and injured 140 others in a border town. The blast occurred on Saturday in a crowded area of the small town of Reyhanli in the southern Turkish province of Hatay, just a few kilometers from the main border crossing into Syria. Bulent Arinc,.. More -
UN decries rising poverty in east Jerusalem
Israeli "segregation policies" have caused deep economic isolation and left more than 80 percent of Palestian children in east Jerusalem wallowing in poverty, the UN said in a report. "Palestinian poverty in Jerusalem has risen steadily over the last decade," the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a statement.. More -
Egypt court refuses 'Camel Battle' appeal
Egypt's court of cassation has refused an appeal by prosecutors over the "Camel Battle" trial. Judge Hamed Abdullah's decision Wednesday against the prosecution's appeal raises calls for new investigations into the February 2, 2011 assault, in which supporters of Hosni Mubarak, then Egyptian president, charged into a sit-in in Cairo's Tahrir.. More -
Syria cut off from global internet
International internet companies say Syria has been disconnected from "internet communication with the rest of world". Syria's Internet blackout entered into its second consecutive day, which the state news agency blamed on a fault in optical fiber cables. Landline phone services between Syrian provinces have also been down since Tuesday,.. More -
US and Russia bid to revive Syria peace talks
The United States and Russia have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace. In talks which stretched late into the night, US Secretary of State John Kerry met first for more than two hours with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and then for a further three.. More -
Netanyahu and Abbas in separate China visits
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, and Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, are both visiting China and will separately hold talks with senior government officials. Abbas, who arrived on Sunday, met his host President Xi Jinping on Monday during a welcome ceremony in Beijing. The two presidents inspected the guard.. More -
UN: No clear proof of Syria chemical arms use
A UN team of investigators into rights abuses in Syria has stressed there is no conclusive proof of either side in the conflict using chemical weapons, despite a team member's claims to the contrary. "The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic wishes to clarify that it has not reached conclusive findings as.. More -
North Korea removes missiles from launch site
North Korea has moved two missiles from launch sites on the country's eastern coast, after weeks of concern that Pyongyang had been poised for a test-launch. A US defense official said on Monday that Washington did not believe the Musudan missiles had gone to an alternate launch site and that they were now believed to be in a non-operational location. The.. More -
Libya bans ex-Gaddafi officials from office
Libya's parliament has voted to ban anyone who held a senior position during Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year rule from government, a move which could unseat the prime minister and other top officials regardless of their part in toppling the dictator. Politicians debated the draft law for months, but the issue came to a head this week when heavily armed groups.. More
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