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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…

High temperatures increase risk of getting heart attacks, study says

Apr 04, 2017

Working in high temperatures increases the risk of suffering a heart attack, researchers have said, BBC reported.The study may explain why heart disease is the leading cause of death among on-duty firefighters, the researchers from…

Spanish authorities seize Al-Assad’s uncle assets over money laundering

Apr 04, 2017

Spain has ordered properties to be seized and bank accounts frozen in a money laundering investigation linked to the family of Rifaat al-Assad, BBC said.Judiciary officials said that the uncle of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad…

MSF: MoU between Libya and Italy perilous to migrants

Apr 04, 2017

An agreement between Italy and Libya to fight people-smuggling in the north African nation will lead to migrants being returned to camps where they are held against their will, extorted and abused, Doctors without Borders (MSF) said on…

Syrian regime forces attack Idlib with chemicals, at least 58 killed

Apr 04, 2017

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group says, BBC reported.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that strikes…

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