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India demands justice after Saudi employer accused of chopping off maid's arm

India's foreign ministry has called on Saudi Arabia to ensure swift justice after a Saudi employer was accused of chopping off the arm of an Indian housemaid working in Riyadh. The family of Kasthuri Munirathinam, 58, said she told them her employer ... >> view original

IS advances near Syria's Aleppo despite Russian

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Syrian armored vehicles get ready to move near the village of Morek in Syria. (AP/Alexander Kots, Komsomolskaya Pravda). World News. UNESCO: Most nations fail gender parity goal for education · Russian maker of ... >> view original

Fire in over-crowded Philippines prison kills 10

Ten prisoners have been killed after fire ripped through the psychiatric ward of a maximum-security Philippines prison in a disaster that highlights the woeful conditions in one of the world's most over-crowded prison systems. Authorities said most of ... >> view original

First asylum seekers leave Italy under EU plan

A small group of Eritreans has left Italy for Sweden, the first contingent of asylum-seekers to be relocated under a European Union scheme to ease the migration crisis burden on frontline countries. Grinning shyly before the media, 19 young Eritreans ... >> view original

UN proposes unity gov't for Libya's warring factions, Tripoli balks

United Nations envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon, centre, announces the deal in Skhirat, Morocco, on Thursday. Photo: AP. Refugees saved from drowning as multitudes flee Libya. Skhirat, Morocco: A UN plan to unite Libya's warring factions has hit a ... >> view original

Europe migrant crisis: EU to speed up deportations of 'economic migrants' in ...

European Union nations have agreed to speed up the deportation of "economic migrants" in a bid to take a harder line on tackling the bloc's worst asylum seeker crisis since World War II. Interior ministers endorsed a dedicated program to send back ... >> view original

Barack Obama, John Kerry congratulate Tunisian Nobel Peace Prize winners ...

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has congratulated Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet for winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize, saying the presitigious award is a tribute to the perseverance and courage of the Tunisian people. "I congratulate ... >> view original

US changes tack on support to Syria rebels after failed training push

An almost $700 million US program to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight Islamic State (IS) has been be suspended after it produced only a handful of fighters. Key points: $700 million program to train, equip thousands of moderate fighters suspended ... >> view original

Islamic State: France launches strikes in Syria, claims up to 90pc of Russian ...

France has said the majority of Russia's air strikes inside Syria have been aimed at supporting president Bashar al-Assad's forces and not targeting Islamic State (IS) militants as Moscow claims. French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has ... >> view original

German populist far-right gains amid refugee wave

Supporters of the PEGIDA movement hold a poster reading 'Islam and a European suicide' during a protest rally on October 5, 2015. Photo: AFP. German populist far-right gains amid refugee wave. AFP | Saturday, Oct 10, 2015. Home Shares. 2. AFP >> view original