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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 ...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 ...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 ...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, ...UK husband and wife convicted of planning bomb attack
A husband and wife interested in helping Islamic State extremists have been convicted of planning a large-scale bombing of civilian targets in ...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 ...Turkish Airlines cancels Istanbul flights as snow storms loom
Turkish Airlines canceled 142 flights to and from Istanbul and warned of further disruption in coming days as the city braced on ...




