At least 7 killed and 30 injured in car blast in Syrian town near Turkish border, residents say
Amman, Jordan Reuters At least seven people were killed and thirty injured on Saturday in a car blast in a busy market place in the rebel held Syrian town Azaz near the Turkish border, residents and rescuers told Reuters. They said the blast occurred during peak late night shopping after breaking of the fast during […]
A bomb destroyed a Jewish community centre in Argentina in 1994. What has happened since?
Buenos Aires, Argentina AP On 18th July, 1994, an explosion destroyed the Buenos Aires headquarters of the Argentine-Israelite Mutual Association, a Jewish community centre. The worst such attack in the history of Argentina left 85 dead and more than 300 injured. Official reports established that the attack on the center, known by its Spanish initials […]
Rebels evacuate residents from east Ukraine; West says Russia creates pretext for war
Moscow, Russia/Kyiv, Ukraine/Donetsk, UkraineReuters Russian-backed separatists packed civilians onto buses out of breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine on Friday, a shock turn in a conflict the West believes Moscow plans to use as justification for all-out invasion of its neighbour. Warning sirens blared in Donetsk after it and the other self-proclaimed region, Luhansk, announced an […]
UN Secretary-General joins in condemnation of car bomb attack in Libya
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned a double car bombing in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday in which more than 30 people were killed. A spokesman for Mr Guterres said the Secretary-General also expressed his “deepest condolences” to those affected but added that he was also alarmed at reports of summary executions […]