Evacuations underway as Philippine volcano erupts
A volcano erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the ...
Syria govt loses control of key city Daraa
BY Layal Abou Rahal AFP Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, a war monitor said, in another stunning blow for President Bashar al-Assad’s rule after rebels wrested other key cities from his grip. ...Burkina Faso’s military junta sacks the prime minister and dissolves the government
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the national government. The military’s leader, Ibrahim Traore, said officials in the dissolved government ...Syrian rebels capture key city of Hama in fresh blow to Assad
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Timour Azhari Reuters Syrian rebels captured the city of Hama on Thursday, a major victory in a week-old lightning advance across northern Syria and a devastating new blow to President Bashar al-Assad and his ...Paraguay expels Chinese envoy over Taiwan ‘interference’
By Daniela Desantis Reuters Paraguay canceled a low-level Chinese diplomat’s visa and ordered him to leave the country, Paraguay’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the envoy appeared to push lawmakers to reconsider Paraguay’s friendly relationship ...Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis area of south Gaza, 47 killed across enclave
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said further Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 47 people across ...
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