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BBCIvory Coast's ex-President Laurent Gbagbo has denied charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, as his landmark trial began at the International Criminal Court (ICC).The charges relate to the country's civil conflict…

CNNA whopping 18½-hour journey between Doha, Qatar, and Auckland, New Zealand, is poised to become the world's longest direct flight if Qatar Airways follows through with plans for the new route.Qatar CEO Akbar Al Baker revealed…

The GuardianDirector general convenes emergency committee, saying ‘level of alarm is extremely high’ as virus has now been detected in 23 countriesThe World Health Organisation has convened an emergency committee to discuss the…

The GuardianCan Dündar and Erdem Gül charged with revealing state secrets for alleging Erdoğan government tried to send arms to SyriaTurkish prosecutors are seeking multiple life sentences for two journalists on charges of…

The GuardianCountries begin to normalise relations after years of tension when South Sudan seceded following long civil warSudan’s president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir, has ordered the opening of his country’s border with South…

The GuardianMove is another message to refugees that Sweden’s warm welcome has cooled as many now face being forcibly ejectedSweden is to reject up to 80,000 people who applied for asylum in the country last year, as…

International Business TimesThe Islamic State group and al Qaeda are aggressively expanding to the politically unstable North African country of Libya, according to a report Wednesday by a U.S.-based security consulting…

The InterceptThe immediate aftermath of the NATO bombing of Libya was a time ofhigh gloating. Just as Iraq War advocates pointed to the capture and killing of Saddam Hussein as proof that their war was a success, Libya war advocates…

Wall Street JournalLibya is emerging as a new destination of choice for extremists, as both Islamic State and al Qaeda have used the chaos since the overthrow of Moammar Gadhafi to seize territory and parts of the economy,…

The GuardianPentagon looking at ‘military options’ to stop Islamic State from gaining more ground, four years after US air campaign helped topple Libyan dictator GaddafiThe Pentagon is considering fresh military action…