Afghanistan: Death toll of snowfall, avalanches rise to 216
Palestine: Dancing children attacked by Israeli forces
Palestine: Many injured effects of tear gas inhalation
Palestine: Israeli settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque again
Palestine: Israeli settlers spray-paint racist graffiti on Nablus school
Palestine: 5 Palestinians kidnapped near Ramallah, one near Jenin
Kerry: Netanyahu “was wrong” on opposing Iran nuclear talks
Palestine: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian shop in Hebron
Palestine: Israeli settlers uproot 100 Olive saplings in Hebron
Palestine: 3 Palestinians kidnapped in W Bank, one in Gaza
Palestine: Israeli extremists open fire on Palestinian homes in Bethlehem
Palestine: Israeli settlers burn mosque near Bethlehem
Yemen: Houthis seize special forces base in Sanaa
Iraq: US says 30% of ISIS-held territory recaptured in Iraq
Syria: Death: the only reliable news in Aleppo
Palestine: 9 kidnapped by Israeli forces from W Bank
Palestine: Palestinian girl injured after being hit by settler vehicle in Silwan
Palestine: Another Israeli settler hit & run on Palestinian youth
US Senate votes to release CIA interrogation report
A US Senate panel has voted to declassify parts of its report on the CIA’s brutal interrogation methods under Republican President George W. Bush. The panel chair said the investigation results were “shocking.” The United States Intelligence Committee voted Thursday … Continued
Central African Republic: EU launches military mission
The EU has begun its military mission to the Central African Republic, where ethnic clashes have destabilized the country. The delayed deployment comes amid signs of increased violence against CAR’s Muslim population. The European Union’s 1,000-strong military mission … Continued
Bahraini photographer among 29 jailed for up to 10 years
[Photographer Ahmed Humaidan jailed] A Bahraini court on Wednesday jailed 29 people, including an award winning photographer, for up to 10 years for an alleged attack on a police center in April 2012. A judicial source and activists said … Continued
Pakistan: Rape victim who set herself ablaze dies
[Dawn File photo] MUZAFFARGARH, (Dawn): A girl, who set herself ablaze in in Bet Mir Hazar area in protest against a police report which helped her alleged rapist obtain bail, succumbed to her injuries today, DawnNews reported. Sources told Dawn.com … Continued
US Senate intelligence panel head accuses CIA of spying on panel’s computers
WASHINGTON, (Xinhua): U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, on Tuesday accused the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of illegally searching computers used by her staffers investigating CIA interrogation methods, but the CIA director quickly denied the allegation. … Continued
Syria: Number of children affected by Syrian war doubled in last year, says UNICEF
The number of children affected by Syria’s civil war has more than doubled in the last year, according to a UNICEF report. Child casualty rates are the highest of any recent conflict in the region. The United … Continued
Yemen: Suspected US drone strike kills three
A suspected US drone strike killed three people in northwestern Yemen on Wednesday, local officials said. The victims were traveling in a car in al-Jawf province when they were targeted, the officials said, adding that a local al-Qaeda leader, identified … Continued
US hires Israeli company to retrofit Mexico border wall
By Chloe Benoist An Israeli military contractor, whose surveillance technology is used along Israel’s apartheid wall constructed in the Palestinian West Bank, has been chosen by the United States to provide similar services on the southern border with Mexico, Israeli … Continued
Bahrain blacklists three anti-government groups
Bahrain blacklisted three anti-government groups as terrorist organizations on Tuesday, a day after a bomb killed two local policemen and an officer from the United Arab Emirates, state news agency BNA said. The attack has raised fears of more violence … Continued
Myanmar orders Doctors without Borders to cease activities
Myanmar’s government has ordered Doctors without Borders to halt all of its work in the country. The order came after the humanitarian group treated Rohingya Muslims injured in communal violence. Doctors without Borders said on Friday that it was “deeply … Continued
Germany: NSA spying on Merkel aides
A major newspaper in Germany claims that the US National Security Agency has switched to monitoring officials close to Chancellor Angela Merkel. They include Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere. US intelligence switched to spying on senior German officials … Continued
Qatar: More than 450 Indian migrants dead in Qatar in 2012-13
More than 450 Indian migrants working in Qatar have died in the last two years, data shows as the Gulf state is under pressure over its rights record ahead of the 2022 World Cup. In response to a Right to … Continued
Drone usage on the rise, China drives Asia military spending increase says IISS report
Drones are becoming increasingly common in warfare as their operating costs go down, according to a new report by the IISS think tank. It added that China is driving an increase in military spending in Asia. The use of unmanned … Continued
UN ‘gravely concerned’ about Vatican’s child abuse record
A UN committee has issued a report assessing Vatican policies concerning children in the wake of worldwide abuse scandals. It said it was “gravely concerned” about how the Church has handled the crisis. The United Nations Committee on the Rights … Continued
45,000 boat migrants made crossings of the Mediterranean
Some 45,000 boat migrants, including thousands of children, made dangerous crossings of the Mediterranean to land in Italy and Malta in 2013, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Most were fleeing wars or abuses, said the intergovernmental organization … Continued
Snowden leaks reveal US and British spy agencies target phone apps
Documents leaked by whistleblower Edward Snowden suggest that US and British spy agencies have used smartphone apps to gather users’ personal data. The targeted apps include the popular Angry Birds game and Google Maps. The documents, published Monday … Continued
Lebanon: Syrian refugees face sexual harassment, abuse
By Doha Shams (Al-Akhbar): There is no respite for Syrian women refugees in North Lebanon’s Akkar from the daily humiliations of sexual harassment. Impoverished and desperate, they are forced to work under abusive bosses, rent from shady landlords, and … Continued
Syria: Qatar-backed report accuses Syria of ‘systematic torture and killing’
A report by former international prosecutors has accused the Syrian government of large-scale killing and torture. The Qatar-backed report is based off of photographic evidence from a military police defector. A team of three former international prosecutors has accused Syrian … Continued
US: Obama NSA reform proposals receive mixed reaction in Berlin
Senior political leaders in Berlin have welcomed US President Barack Obama’s NSA speech as an important first step. But many have expressed scepticism that Washington will follow through with broad surveillance reform. President Obama’s proposals to reform US surveillance operations … Continued
The Nethelands: Prosecution: Hariri’s killers stalked him for months
By Marc Abizeid Prosecutors in the trial of four Hezbollah members accused of orchestrating the 2005 assassination of Rafik Hariri laid out their evidence Thursday that allegedly shows the suspects stalking the former Lebanese premier in the months leading up … Continued
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