Syrian government forces retake old Aleppo city from rebels

BBC - Syrian rebels have left the last areas they held in Aleppo's old city, an activist monitoring group has said.The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the pull-back came after days of heavy fighting, as government forces…

Messi and Suarez talk renewing contracts with Barcelona

BBC - Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has started talks with the defending Spanish champions about a new contract, while striker Luis Suarez is set to sign a new deal until 2022.Argentina international Messi, 29, is already…

Germany bans burkas, Chancellor Merkel agrees

BBC - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the wearing of full-faced veils should be prohibited in the country "wherever it is legally possible".At a meeting of her CDU party, she backed a burka ban in schools, courts and…

Two blasts kill policemen and a civilian in Cairo

Two bombs killed six police officers and a civilian on Friday, according to Egyptian state media, according to CNN.CNN, said that one bomb went off in Giza's Haram district on the street leading to the pyramids, killing the officers…

Holland funds migrants’ return home project from Libya

The Government of the Netherlands has donated nearly EUR 1 million to fund a 12-month IOM project: Supporting Humanitarian Repatriation and Reintegration of Vulnerable Migrants out of Libya.It will provide assistance to some 400…

Indian IS militant caught by Libyan forces in Sirte

A 28-year-old Thane youth, who allegedly joined terror outfit ISIS, has been apprehended by enforcement agencies in Libya, ATS officials said today.Tabrez Mohammad Tambe, a resident of Mumbra in neighbouring Thane district was…