Iraq: News Feature: Iraqi Christians flee pre-election violence
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: IraqMosul_(dpa) _ Hazim Jarjis, the priest at the Mar Afram church in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, is a worried man. Armed groups have repeatedly targeted...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Sri Lanka strives to recover after end of civil war
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Sri LankaAnthony David, dpa Colombo_(dpa) _ Months after ending a 26-year civil war in Sri Lanka that claimed over 100,000 lives, fresh hopes have been raised...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: OPT: Tensions in West Bank as settlers...
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryRamallah_(dpa) _ Tensions in the West Bank rose Friday as settlers torched a Palestinian village mosque in anger at a government...
View ArticlePhilippines: Gunmen free nine hostages, 48 still captive in Philippines
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: PhilippinesManila_(dpa) _ Gunmen on Friday released nine more hostages in a southern Philippine province, but ruled out releasing the remaining 48 captives until...
View ArticleSudan: Southern Sudan facing crisis as violence rises, says aid agency
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Sudan, UgandaNairobi/Juba_(dpa) _ Southern Sudan has faced its most violent year since the end of a decades-long civil war with the north, thanks to an increase...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Two insurgent attacks kill 16 police in Afghanistan
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: AfghanistanKabul_(dpa) _ A group of insurgents killed eight policemen at a checkpoint in northern Afghanistan Monday, while eight others were killed in a similar...
View ArticleAfghanistan: Three bomb attacks kill 15 in Afghanistan
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: AfghanistanKabul_(dpa) _ Two suicide attackers killed 10 people Tuesday while another bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed four local workers and one Nepalese man,...
View ArticlePakistan: Suicide bomber hits Pakistani politician's home, 23 killed
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: PakistanIslamabad_(dpa) _ At least 23 people were killed and more than 60 injured Tuesday when a car bomb exploded near the residence of a minister in Pakistan's...
View ArticleIraq: At least 10 killed in fresh Iraq violence
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: IraqBaghdad_(dpa) _ At least 10 people were killed and 69 injured in fresh violence across Iraq on Tuesday morning, police told the German Press Agency dpa....
View ArticleLebanon: Lebanon to discuss Israeli plans for border town pullout
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Israel, LebanonBeirut_(dpa) _ UN and Lebanese military representatives were due to meet Wednesday to discuss Israeli plans for a troop pullout from the northern...
View ArticleSomalia: Somali insurgents ban UN mine agency
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: SomaliaNairobi/Mogadishu_(dpa) _ Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab on Thursday said it was banning the United Nations Mine Action agency from operating in...
View ArticleKenya: Reform or bust: 2010 crucial for Kenya's future peace
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: KenyaMichael Logan, dpa Nairobi_(dpa) _ Almost two years have passed since Kenya erupted in an orgy of tribal violence sparked by disputed presidential...
View ArticleNigeria: Fragile peace in Nigeria's oil region to face test of time
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: NigeriaMichael Logan, dpa Nairobi/Abuja_(dpa) _ Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta has enjoyed a rare period of peace at the tail end of 2009 as a government...
View ArticlePhilippines: More lava flows out of crater of restive Philippine volcano
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: PhilippinesManila_(dpa) _ More lava on Saturday flowed out of the crater of a restive volcano in the eastern Philippines, a sign of intensifying activity,...
View ArticlePoland: Rising death toll, disruptions in Europe's cold wave
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: Czech Republic, PolandThe death toll continued Sunday to rise in Europe as the severe Arctic cold, blizzards and snowfalls kept a grip on the continent, causing...
View ArticleYemen: Red Cross: Humanitarian plight in northern Yemen "deteriorating"
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: YemenCairo/Sanaa_(dpa) _ The plight of civilians in northern Yemen worsening, and many people remain in areas too dangerous for aid agencies to reach them, a Red...
View ArticleLebanon: Lebanese authorities make arrests in UNIFIL incident
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: LebanonBeirut_(dpa) _ The Lebanese army arrested on Monday arrested "a group people" allegedly involved in vandalizing vehicles belonging to United Nations...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: FEATURE: "I want the siege to be lifted":...
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: occupied Palestinian territorySaud Abu Ramadan and Ofira Koopmans, dpa Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza_(dpa) _ The tent city in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit...
View Articleoccupied Palestinian territory: Egypt opens Gaza Strip border crossing to 500...
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: occupied Palestinian territoryCairo_(dpa) _ Egypt on Wednesday opened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip at the divided town of Rafah to allow some 500...
View ArticlePhilippines: Philippines' Mayon volcano ejects more ash, lava
Source: Deutsche Presse AgenturCountry: PhilippinesManila_(dpa) _ The Philippines' most active volcano Thursday ejected more ash and lava as police and soldiers fanned out into danger zones to ensure...
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