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After four days as hostage of a family in Tobruk, the eastern Libyan town where the country’s Parliament is based, MP Mohammed Al-Reaid was released Saturday afternoonMohammed Al-Reaid, a member in Libya's parliament in Tobruk was…

Dozens of families have left besieged eastern areas of the city of Aleppo along a humanitarian corridor, Syrian state media says.The civilians boarded buses and were taken to temporary shelters, state news agency Sana said.…

State Department censors 22 emails after confirming for the first time that the Democratic frontrunner’s home server contained closely guarded secretsThe GuardianThe Obama administration confirmed for the first time on Friday…

The GuardianHis wife, Iman, and his two children were left with an estate of around $100m, and his will stipulated that he be cremated and his ashes scattered in BaliDavid Bowie left an estate of around $100m to his wife, Iman,…

The WeekThe oil price surged nearly eight per cent to above $35 a barrel yesterday, ending a fourth consecutive session higher and heading for its second consecutive week of gains, as speculation grew over a deal to cut supplies.…

The IndependentAs the Kremlin showcases its military capabilities in Syria, Kim Sengupta says Nato leaders are having to reassessTheir army’s equipment and strategy was “outmoded”; their air force’s bombs and missiles were “more…

Russia TodayThe long-delayed Syria peace talks, which are expected to last six months, have opened in Geneva without representatives from the leading opposition group or the Kurdish faction, but the UN promises more…

Russia TodayFacebook and its acquired service, Instagram, no longer allow users to make arrangements to buy or sell firearms, gun parts, or ammunition. The new rule has given users a hot topic to share and post about, whether they…

Libyan NewsIS in Libya posted Thursday a video on Twitter showing the beheading of three members from the Oil Facilities Guard who were abducted by the IS militants from an area near oil-rich Ras Lanuf, 650 km to the east of…

Russia TodayFor the US Libya is something of a side show: they made a mess out of it and left to create other mess in Syria bringing ISIS into being says former US diplomat and Republican policy adviser Jim Jatras. Now they don’t…