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Russian blame on rebels for chemical attack rejected worldwide

Apr 05, 2017

The UN Security Council is due to hold emergency talks later following the release of gas in Khan Sheikhoun in Idlib province which - according to UK-based monitoring group the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights - killed 72 people,…

Over 30 people killed in IS suicide attack on Tikrit, Iraq

Apr 05, 2017

More than 30 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Islamic State militants in the Iraqi city of Tikrit, the BBC reported.A police source told the BBC that the militants targeted officers in the central Zuhur district…

Manchester United saved by Ibrahimovic’s late goal to draw with Everton 1-1

Apr 05, 2017

Zlatan Ibrahimovic rescued an injury-time draw for Manchester United against Everton as Jose Mourinho's side once again failed to win in the league at Old Trafford, BBC reported.BBC added that the Swede's 94th-minute penalty was…

North Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan

Apr 05, 2017

North Korea has test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan, the BBC reported.South Korea's defence ministry said the missile flew about 60km (40 miles).It is the latest in…

Russia puts blames of chemical attack on stored rebels’ weapons

Apr 05, 2017

Russia says that chemical gas that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came from rebel weapons on the ground, the BBC wrote.Its defence ministry acknowledged that Syrian planes had attacked…

169 Gambian illegal migrants deported home from Libya after prison ordeal

Apr 05, 2017

A hundred and sixty nine Gambian migrants returned home on Tuesday, after journeying across the Sahara in harsh conditions only to get stuck in Libya, most in jails far short of their intended destination in Europe, Reuters reported.…

Rare pink diamond sold for $71 million in Hong Kong

Apr 04, 2017

A rare diamond known as the Pink Star has been sold in Hong Kong for more than $71m (£57m), setting a new world record for any gemstone at auction, the BBC reported.The oval-shaped 59.6 carat stone was bought after just five…

Russian authorities says St Petersburg metro blast was “suicide attack”

Apr 04, 2017

The St Petersburg metro explosion was caused by a bomb possibly detonated by a man whose body parts were found on the train, Russian investigators say, according to the BBC.Monday's blast between two stations killed 14 people and…

US says Al-Assad’s regime responsible for chemical attack on Syria’s Idlib city

Apr 04, 2017

The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in north-west Syria, the BBC reported.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that…

AFP photographer in Libya freed after two detention days in Benghazi

Apr 04, 2017

AFP's photographer in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, Abdullah Doma, was released Monday after two days of detention, but his identity papers were confiscated and his situation remains highly uncertain.Benghazi is controlled by…

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