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Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials ASIA

Iraq hangs 36 over 2014 massacre of recruits: officials

Iraq on Sunday hanged 36 men convicted over the 2014 massacre by jihadists and allied militants of hundreds of military recruits, officials said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen ASIA

US cuts military advisers to Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

The US military has slashed the number of intelligence advisers directly supporting the Saudi-led coalition's air war in Yemen, the US Navy said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Russia says ready for Aleppo 'humanitarian pause' ASIA

Russia says ready for Aleppo 'humanitarian pause'

Russia said on Thursday it was ready to halt fire for 48-hour periods in Aleppo from next week, following UN calls to extend humanitarian pauses to deliver aid.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Retreating IS abducts 2,000 Syrians as 'human shields' ASIA

Retreating IS abducts 2,000 Syrians as 'human shields'

Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as ‘human shields’ Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Saudi-led jets pound Yemen rebels for third day ASIA

Saudi-led jets pound Yemen rebels for third day

Saudi-led coalition jets on Thursday pounded Shia rebel positions in and around Sanaa for a third consecutive day, as shelling from Yemen killed a woman in Saudi Arabia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Yemen peace talks on hold after rebels name governing body ASIA

Yemen peace talks on hold after rebels name governing body

The UN suspended talks between Yemen's warring parties Saturday after the Iran-backed Shia rebels and their allies appointed a council to run the country in a blow to the peace process.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle: monitor ASIA

500 fighters killed in a week in Aleppo battle: monitor

More than 500 rebels and government forces have been killed in one week of fierce fighting to control the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, a monitor said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel end hunger strike ASIA

Hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel end hunger strike

More than 300 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday halted a hunger strike after Israel prison authorities agreed to end ‘humiliating’ body searches and return recently transferred prisoners ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dutch woman who fled IS arrested on return home INTERNATIONAL

Dutch woman who fled IS arrested on return home

A young woman who returned home to The Netherlands with her two children after fleeing Syria has been arrested on suspicion of links to the jihadist Islamic State group ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Kerry calls on Russia, Assad to ‘restrain’ from offensive strikes INTERNATIONAL

Kerry calls on Russia, Assad to ‘restrain’ from offensive strikes

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Russia to ‘restrain’ itself and the government in Syria as fierce fighting there continues on the day he had hoped political transition could start.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Five dead as Russian military helicopter downed in Syria ASIA

Five dead as Russian military helicopter downed in Syria

A Russian military helicopter was shot down over Syria on Monday, killing all five people on board in the single deadliest incident for Moscow since it intervened in the war.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan civilian casualties soar to record high, UN says INTERNATIONAL

Afghan civilian casualties soar to record high, UN says

Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared to a record high in the first half of 2016, the UN said on Monday, with children in particular paying a heavy price for growing insecurity as the conflict escalates.

4:45 AM November 25 2016