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Brazilians protest after Lula named chief of staff, gains immunity
Protests erupted in several Brazilian cities on Wednesday after President Dilma Rousseff named her predecessor Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva chief of staff and a taped conversation fed opposition claims the move was meant to shield Lula from prosecution. In the capital Brasilia, riot police fired pepper spray at more than 5,000 demonstrators who filled.. More -
Europe Could Fall Woefully Short on Resettlement Places for Syrian Refugees
Europe is prepared to resettle as few as 72,000 Syrian refugees, according to figures from the European Commission that raise concerns about the E.U.’s ability to uphold a potential “one-for-one” refugee deal with Turkey. Turkey is currently home to at least 1.7 million Syrian refugees. Negotiations are currently under way on a controversia.. More -
Russia begins withdrawal from Syria
Russia's defense ministry announced on Tuesday that its airbase in Syria was preparing aircraft to return home following a pull-out order from President Vladimir Putin. The statement came a day after Putin announced the withdrawal of most Russian forces from Syria, timing his move to coincide with the ‘resumption of Syria peace talks’ in.. More -
Car bomb hits Turkey's Ankara for second time in weeks
At least 34 people have been killed and 125 more wounded after a car bomb struck the Turkish capital, Ankara, officials say. A bomb-laden car exploded on Sunday evening in the centrally located Kizilay neighborhood, near a major transport hub, private broadcaster NTV reported. Witnesses said the blast set vehicles on fire and heavily damaged several.. More -
Government forces break Houthi ‘siege’ on Yemen’s Taiz
Forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi say they have partially broken a months-long ‘siege’ by the Shia Houthi militant group on the southwestern city of Taiz. "The siege of Taiz has been broken from the city’s southwest by the national army… along with popular resistance forces," the city’s.. More -
Shooting at Muslim cemetery in Canada, 4 in hospital
Four men were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting at a Muslim cemetery outside of Calgary on Friday, though police were quick to say it did not appear the victims were targeted because of their religion. "We do not believe it's a hate crime at this time," said Cpl. Hal Turnbull, a spokesman for the Royal Canadian Mounted.. More -
Palestinian siblings killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
A six-year-old Palestinian girl and her 10-year-old brother were killed in the Gaza Strip by fragments from a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft, medical officials said. Debris from the explosion early on Saturday landed on the children's home in Beit Lahiya. The girl, Israa Abu Khosa, died in hospital on Saturday afternoon having succumbed to critical.. More -
Syria: UN unable to deliver aid to regime-besieged areas
Although Syria's cessation of hostilities is in effect, the UN has still been waiting for permission from the Syrian regime to deliver humanitarian aid to six besieged towns, the UN said on Wednesday. "Six remaining places require government permission," said Jan Egeland, special advisor to the United Nations special envoy for Syria. Egeland.. More -
Refugee crisis: Hungary sends more troops to border
The Hungarian government has announced the deployment of an additional 1,500 troops and police officers on its border with Serbia, as it extended a nationwide state of emergency in response to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe. Interior Minister Sandor Pinter made the announcement during a press conference in Hungary's capital Budapest on Wednesday. The.. More -
Syria ceasefire: '135 killed' in first week of truce
A total of 135 people were killed in the first week of a fragile truce in Syria in areas covered by the cessation of hostilities agreement, according to a monitoring group. SOHR said that in areas not covered by the ceasefire, which came into force on February 27, 552 people were killed. Britain-based SOHR monitors the country's five-year-old war,.. More -
Greece refugee crisis: Border area at breaking point
A regional governor has called on the Greek government to declare a state of emergency for the area surrounding the Idomeni border crossing where thousands of refugees are stranded due to border restrictions along the route towards Western Europe. About 13,000-14,000 people are trapped in Idomeni, while another 6,000-7,000 are being housed in refugee.. More -
Syrian opposition accuses regime of truce breach
Syrian opposition said they are under fierce regime attacks near the Turkish border despite a cessation of hostilities agreement as US expressed ‘concern’ about regime assaults on civilian areas. The agreement drawn up by the US and Russia, which came into effect on Saturday, has slowed but not entirely stopped fighting. The Reuters news.. More -
GCC declares Lebanon's Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group
Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have classified Lebanese movement Hezbollah as a "terrorist" organization, citing "hostile actions" by the armed group. GCC Secretary General Abdullatif al-Zayani said on Wednesday that the six Gulf monarchies undertook the move because "the [Hezbollah] militia recruited.. More -
Two Palestinians killed in alleged settlement attack
Israeli forces have shot and killed two Palestinian teenagers during an alleged stabbing in the occupied West Bank. The two were fatally shot while infiltrating Eli, a Jewish-only settlement in the central West Bank, and allegedly wounding a settler in a stabbing incident, the Israeli army said in a statement. "Two assailants infiltrated the.. More -
Macedonia hits refugees with tear gas, stun grenades
Police in Macedonia have fired tear gas and stun grenades after hundreds of frustrated Iraqi and Syrian refugees tried to force their way through a razor-wire barrier across the border into the southeastern European country from Greece. Tensions flared on Monday, with thousands of desperate refugees stuck for days on the Greek side of the border, overflowing.. More
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