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Iran war is creating heightened risks of...

Iran war is creating heightened risks of instability across countries in A

Iran war is creating heightened risks of instability across countries in A ## Iran Conflict Triggers Widespread Instability Concerns for African Economies **Nairobi, Kenya** – Escalating geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran are casting a long shadow over the economic stability of African... read more »

Istanbul horror as buildings collapse in...

Istanbul horror as buildings collapse in 'explosion' leaving peop...

Istanbul horror as buildings collapse in 'explosion' leaving people trapped **Istanbul Building Collapse: Multiple Individuals Feared Trapped Following Structural Failure** **Istanbul, Turkey** – A catastrophic structural failure led to the collapse of two multi-story buildings in... read more »

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Holidaymakers 'cancelling Tenerife breaks' amid wild weather and ...

Holidaymakers 'cancelling Tenerife breaks' amid wild weather and 'airport chaos' ## Canary Islands Weather Disrupts Holiday Plans as Storm Therese Intensifies **Tenerife, Canary Islands** – The popular tourist destination of Tenerife is currently experiencing significant... read more »

Brit mum serving 10-year sentence in Ira...

Brit mum serving 10-year sentence in Iran shares emotional update on '...

Brit mum serving 10-year sentence in Iran shares emotional update on 'returning home' ## British Couple’s Ordeal in Iran: Hope and Uncertainty Surround Potential Return **Tehran, Iran –** A glimmer of hope has emerged for Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple serving a... read more »

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Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Medvedev denies tension with Putin

Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will... read more »

Nepal to allow private investment in power transmission

Nepal to deploy security force at customs points

Kathmandu – Amid rising complaints from the private sector about feeble security situation and cases of anomalies at customs points, the Nepal... read more »

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela’s death

South Korea mourns Nelson Mandela's death

Seoul – South Korean President Park Geun-hye Friday condoled the passing away of former South African President Nelson Mandela, describing him a... read more »

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela’s life ‘...

Assad ridiculed for calling Mandela's life 'lesson to tyrants'

Washington – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been criticized for praising former South African President Nelson Mandela while morning his death,... read more »

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nu...

Syrian rebel group demands hostage swap for abducted nuns - paper

BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group calling itself “Free Qalamoun” has claimed the kidnapping of 12 nuns and said it wants to trade them... read more »

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