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More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Saturday, as the disease continues its rapid spread across the Americas.Brazil is investigating the…

Officials in the EU have urged Turkey to let in tens of thousands of Syrian refugees trapped on its border at Kilis after fleeing fighting.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said there was a moral, if not legal, duty to…

Unknown fighter jets have carried out air strikes on Bab Tobruk neighborhood near kidney diseases center in Derna city Sunday dawn, killing four civilians.The four civilians were two young men, a child, and a woman, who got killed…

The mother of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Anisa, has died at the age of 86 in the capital Damascus, his office announced.The former first lady and widow of former President Hafez al-Assad died in hospital, the presidency…

The Central Bank of Libya has issued a statement announcing that it has decided to give permission to accept applications for foreign currency coverage starting Sunday.The CBL explained that admission of applications will take place…

North Korea has fired a long-range rocket, which critics say is a test of banned missile technology.A state TV announcer said that North Korea had successfully placed a satellite in orbit.The launch was condemned by Japan, South…

Russian and Syrian government forces on Saturday intensified an assault on rebel-held areas around the Syrian city of Aleppo that has prompted tens of thousands to flee to the Turkish border to seek refuge.The assault around Aleppo,…

Foreign army soldiers who enter Syria without government consent would "return home in wooden coffins", Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem said, in a warning to Saudi Arabia.Muallem's statement at a news conference on Saturday…

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded that David Cameron reveal the extent of Britain’s growing military preparations for war in Libya, amid concern that British “seek and destroy” drones may already be operating over the country.The…

Tunisia has completed a 200-km (125 mile) barrier along its frontier with Libya to try to keep out Islamist militants, and will soon install electronic monitoring systems, Defense Minister Farhat Hachani said on Saturday.Libya's…