GOP debates Syria, Assad: Moderate rebels ‘like a purple unicorn, they never exist’

As GOP presidential candidates clashed on foreign policy Tuesday, some voiced support for keeping Syrian President Bashar Assad in power, despite current US policy. Senator Ted Cruz also questioned the US’s support... Read more »

Russian rescue center uses unique caring method to save abandoned bear cubs

How unbearably sad it is when a bear cub loses its mother and is left all alone in the woods not capable of finding food, lacking every skill necessary for surviving and... Read more »

At least 13 killed, thousands flee as typhoon Melor strikes Philippines

Typhoon Melor has hit the Philippines, killing at least thirteen people and forcing thousands to flee. The disaster also caused significant damage in several of the country’s provinces. The new death toll... Read more »

N. Korea sentences Canadian pastor to life behind bars

North Korea’s highest court has sentenced a South Korea-born pastor from Canada to life for his religious activities, the North’s official KCNA news agency has reported.   Hyeon Soo-lim, a pastor at... Read more »

Belgium ‘playing Russian roulette’ with relaunch of nuclear reactor, says fuming Germany

Belgium, plagued by a series of nuclear mishaps in recent years, has restarted its ageing Tihange 2 reactor after a nearly two-year shutdown. Neighboring Germany is angered by the relaunch amid fears... Read more »

Freak storm rips though Sydney with tornadoes, flooding, hail, 200kph winds

996 A destructive storm has hit Sydney, Australia, bringing tornadoes, flooding, golf-sized hail stones, and up to 213 kilometer per hour winds, which caused serious damage, triggered evacuations, and trapped people indoors.... Read more »

Russian sanctions to be reviewed in coming months – Italy PM Renzi

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has said that the Russian sanctions could be reviewed in the next few months. « It’s clear that we have the same position as the entire international Western... Read more »

30 dead, 20 injured in cutthroat Boko Haram attack in Nigeria – reports

Boko Haram militants attacked three villages in northeast Nigeria, killing 30 people and injuring 20, AFP reported, citing a local who is helping out the national army. The Islamists reportedly used machetes... Read more »

Bomb attack kills 12 elite troops in Tunis‏

Maghreb News/ Tunisie A bomb explosion ripped through a bus carrying crack presidential troops at the heart of the Tunisian capital on Tuesday, killing at least 12 members of the elite force.... Read more »

Maghreb leaders voice support for France after Paris’s attacks‏

Maghreb News/ Lamine GH – Maghreb leaders voiced solidarity and sympathy with France which was shaken  by the worst attacks since World War Two on Friday when Islamic State bombers and gunmen... Read more »