Afghan forces free 59 prisoners from Taliban jail in south
Afghan special forces freed 59 prisoners from a Taliban jail in Helmand, officials said on Saturday, as government troops redouble their efforts ...EU-Ukraine trade deal comes into force, angers Moscow
Ukraine\'s free-trade deal with the EU comes into effect Friday, coinciding with the start of Moscow\'s food embargo against Kiev that will ...Snowstorm hits Lebanon, cutting off roads and villages
A snowstorm has engulfed Lebanon on the first day of the new year, cutting off mountain roads, isolating villages and worsening living ...World welcomes New Year despite terror fears
New Year\'s Eve kicked off in Sydney, but tightened security muted revelries in Europe with Brussels scrapping celebrations and fireworks cancelled in ...Angela Merkel says the record influx of refugees to Germany is “an opportunity for tomorrow”
Chancellor Angela Merkel stood firm on her decision to open Germany to refugees despite mounting criticism, telling citizens in her New Year\'s ...Gulf stocks dive over low oil prices, geopolitics
Stock markets in the Gulf states ended 2015 in negative territory on Thursday, following a massive decline in oil prices and regional ...Germany to increase scrutiny of Syrian asylum applicants
Germany will start holding personal hearings for asylum seekers from Syria as of Friday, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman told Reuters on Thursday, ...Central African Republic votes in election to restore democracy
The Central African Republic votes Wednesday in presidential polls, in which all leading candidates have vowed to reunite a nation torn and ...Floods claim 19 lives, force evacuation of US town
Federal officials were monitoring 19 vulnerable levees on the rising Mississippi River and its tributaries, warning that hundreds of homes in Illinois ...Belgium arrests two over suspected New Year attack plot
Belgian police have arrested two people suspected of plotting attacks in Brussels during New Year festivities, just weeks after the jihadist bombings ...
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