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Obama asks for 500 million to equip Syrian rebels

Obama

The White House has asked Congress to authorize financial assistance of $ 500 million to “train and equip ” Syrian rebels against military operation. The request comes at a time when the United States is re-engagingĀ  militarily in Iraq against advancing insurgents of Islamic State of Iraq and the Syria (ISIS), a militants group also […]

Cameron left alone in political battle for leadership of European Union

David Cameron

The British leader David Cameron’s strong opposition to Jean-Claude Juncker as presidetnt of Eruopean Commission will force member states vote the president which has always been chosen by consensus without a formal vote. Germany and the main Member States have tried until the last moment to maintain the UK as an ally in the choice […]

Beijing participates for the first time in U.S. military maneuvers

RIMPAC

The largest international naval exercise RIMPAC (Rim of Pacific), organized by the U.S., on Thursday in waters off of Hawaii has for the first time ever included China. The partnership comes at a delicate moment apparently military ties between the two countries after a series of mutual recriminations about Chinese territorial disputes with its neighbors […]

Australia shifts search for flight MH370 towards south

search for malaysian airline

The Australian government announced Thursday that it will begin a new search operation for Malaysian plane disappeared last March after further analysis of satellite data. Underwater explorations now focus south of the area that was initially targeted as the final destination of the flight MH370, about 1,800 kilometers from west coast of Australia. Australian Deputy […]

Third terrorist attack in Lebanon in five days

beirut-explosion

A suicide attack rocked Beirut this afternoon. A suicide bomber has detonated the explosive charge he had in the hotel room where he was staying. The only fatality was the terrorist, but military sources say there are at least two other deaths, both soldiers. The explosion also injured 10 people. It is the third terrorist […]

21 killed in a bomb attack in Nigeria’s capital

nigeria blast kills 21

A strong explosion in a shopping mall in Abuja, capital of Nigeria, has killed at least 21 people, as reported by the police, cited by AFP, and wounding 17. The origin of the explosion is unknown stresses Reuters, though government spokesman Mike Omeri quoted by France Presse, confirms that the outbreak is the result of […]

Al Maliki says Syrian aircraft has attacked border

iraq and syria

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has said on Thursday that the Syrian regime has carried out air strikes on the Iraqi borderĀ  “on the Syrian side.” The attack, which was directed against the positions of the militias of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was near the town of Qaim, near the […]

EU grants candidate status to Albania

asylum seekers rate in EU increased

The Twenty-eight members states have agreed unanimously Tuesday to grant Albania candidate status for membership of the European Union (EU). From this point, the Balkan republic start accession negotiations that could last several years, given the European intention not to continue increasing the payroll of Member States, and will have to burn several stages before […]

A wave of bomb attacks injured severals in Cairo

cairo explossion

Four small bombs have exploded Wednesday in three metro stations in Cairo, leaving at least four people injured, police and rescue officials said. In the district of Heliopolis, north of the capital, a fifth device exploded outside a court building leaving one wounded, as reported by Reuters chief Bomb disposal unit of the Egyptian capital, […]

Al Maliki rules out a unity government in Iraq

al maliki rejects unity government

Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, has ruled out on Wednesday the formation of a national emergency government to address the militants offensive by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (EIIL), which since December has jeopardized the Iraqi army in the northwest. ” The call to form a government of national emergency is a coup […]

Spain returned 691 historical pieces to Colombia

spain returns artifacts to columbia

Spain has returned this morning to Colombia 691 archaeological pieces that summarize three millennia of Colombian history and had been illegally purchased by drug traffickers. The valuable stash was found in 2003 when police raided the home of a band dedicated to money laundering and drug trafficking. In operation 29 people were arrested and 885 […]

Ceasefire between Kiev and pro-Russian until 27 June

urkaine russia

The separatists of Donetsk Popular Republic (DPR) have agreed to maintain a ceasefire until June 27 in response to a similar measure last week by the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko. The agreement was reached in an unprecedented meeting Monday among senior representatives of the conflicting parties which was held in the building occupied by […]

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