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Bulgarian Vigilantes Filmed Tying Up Migrants

Amateur video shot in Bulgaria shows vigilantes arresting three migrants and tying their hands behind their backs as they lie on the ground in a wood. One of the vigilantes tells them: "No Bulgaria - go back Turkey." The video...

Sudan’s Darfur Votes On Political Future, Rebels Cry Foul

Darfur residents began voting on Monday in a referendum on whether to reunite their arid western region into one entity, a poll Sudan says will settle an issue at the heart of the long-running conflict. The Sudanese government's decision to...

Syrian Army Sends Reinforcements To Aleppo

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The Syrian army was on Monday reported to be sending reinforcements to Aleppo, where renewed fighting is threatening a fragile truce in the run-up to the next round of peace talks. Underlining the conflict's regional dimensions, Iranian media announced the...

Netanyahu: Israel Has Carried Out Dozens Of Strikes In Syria

Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, acknowledging for the first time such attacks against suspected arms transfers to Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas. Though formally neutral on Syria's civil war, Israel has frequently...

110 Dead, 350 Injured In India’s Temple Fire

Indian police officials have disclosed that 110 persons died and more than 350 others were injured in a massive fire outbreak during a fireworks display at an Indian temple in the southern state of Kerala, India, on Sunday morning. “In...

More Migrants Return To Turkey From Greece Under EU Pact

Two ferries carrying more than 120 migrants returned to Turkey from the Greek island of Lesbos on Friday, in the second round of arrivals under an EU deal with Ankara to stem mass migration to Europe across the Aegean...

Swiss Finance Minister Offers Defense For Rich Caught Up In Panama Papers

Switzerland's finance minister has defended the use of offshore companies by the world's wealthy to cut their tax bills, now under scrutiny after publication of the "Panama Papers". "You have to create these opportunities," Finance Minister Ueli Maurer, from the...

Zuma’s Son Says To Quit Gupta Mining Firm In South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma's son, Duduzane, will sell his investments in a mining firm owned by friends of his father amid speculation that the wealthy Indian-born family is wielding undue influence on domestic politics. Duduzane's announcement on Friday comes...

Sudan President, Omar Al-Bashir Vows To Step Down In 2020

BEVERLY HILLS, April 07, (THEWILL) – 72-yr-old Sudanese President, Omar al-Bashir, has promised to step down in 2020 at the expiration of his tenure having won another election in April 2015. Al-Bashir made this known to newsmen on Thursday, adding...

Exclusive – Nigeria Targets Sale Of 40 Percent Of New State Oil Firm: Draft Bill

Nigeria plans to split state oil company NNPC into two to help ease a planned stake sale and wants to sell at least 40 percent of a newly created National Petroleum Co (NPC) in coming years, according to a...