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Qatar donates $30m to help Harvey victims in Texas
Qatar is donating $30m to help people in Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey, its ambassador said, apparently the largest contribution from a foreign government to ... -
Togo blocks internet as protests continue
Togolese authorities have blocked internet access as opponents of President Faure Gnassingbe marched for a second day against his family’s 50-year rule. Hundreds of ... -
Deaths and destruction as Hurricane Irma powers through
Hurricane Irma has plowed past the Dominican Republic towards Haiti after devastating a chain of Caribbean islands and killing at least 10 people. With ... -
Tanzania: Opposition MP Tundu Lissu wounded by gunmen
A prominent opposition member of parliament in Tanzania has been shot and “seriously wounded” by unknown attackers at his residence in the administrative capital, ... -
Rohingya warn of ‘another Srebrenica’ if violence rages
Rohingya Muslims are warning that unless the international community takes a firm stance against the violence in Myanmar, the country could witness “ethnic cleansing ... -
Why US bases make Okinawa, Guam nuclear ‘targets’
Lihue, Hawaii – The frequency of activity has increased but the pattern remains predictable: a defiant North Korean missile test followed by provocative war games, ... -
Spain to bring charges against Catalan parliamentarians
Spain’s state prosecutor’s office says it will present criminal charges to members of the Catalan parliament who voted in favour of the region holding a ... -
Evictions, trials as Russian Church claims property
Valaam, Russia – Varvara Sergeeva’s great-grandfather was among the tens of thousands of clerics, monks, nuns and believers executed by Communist iconoclasts in 1937. ... -
Israeli jets strike military facility in Hama: Syria
Israeli fighter jets have struck a military facility in western Syria, killing two people, according to a Syrian commander quoted by the state-run news ... -
The Confession: The Story of Moazzam Begg
Moazzam Begg has experienced a generation of conflict. He was detained under suspicion of “terrorism” in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Guantanamo Bay and the UK. He ...
