A 10000-person migrant camp in France known as 'the Jungle' is about to be razed
Migrants warm their hands near a wood fire in a dismantled area of the camp known as the "Jungle", a squalid sprawling camp in Calais, northern France, January 17, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol President François Hollande confirmed Monday a migrant camp in Calais known as the Jungle will be razed and the thousands of migrants living there will be moved to reception centers across the country because "the situation is unacceptable and everyone here knows it." In a vi..>> view originalBlasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics
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Photo King Salman of Saudi Arabia in April. The cuts were unveiled in a series of royal decrees and cabinet statements read aloud on state television. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York Times RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia on Monday announced sudden, drastic cuts to salaries and perks for government employees as part of the kingdom’s struggle to slash spending at a time of low oil prices.The cuts, unveiled in a series of royal decrees and cabinet statements read a..>> view originalAsia Pacific|Overcrowded Bus Slips Off Mountain Road in Nepal, Killing 18
KATHMANDU, Nepal — An overcrowded bus carrying villagers heading home for the country's biggest festival slipped off a mountain road in Nepal on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said.The bus was carrying passengers both inside and on the roof, said Dhading District Administration official Toran Parajuli. He said that the road was covered in parts by mud from landslides, and that the bus driver appeared to be trying to negotiate around these areas when the accident happened.Rame..>> view originalMalaysian PM: Committed to Justice for Downing of MH-17
BERLIN — Malaysia's prime minister says his country remains committed to bringing to justice those responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 two years ago.Najib Razak's comments Tuesday come a day before the results of an international criminal investigation into the incident are being released.Speaking in Berlin after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel, Razak says after Dutch authorities release the criminal investigation results, the countries involved will discuss the next ..>> view originalPolice Say Mosque, Congress Center Attacked in Dresden
BERLIN — Two homemade explosive devices were set off outside a mosque and a conference center in the eastern German city of Dresden, police said Tuesday. Nobody was hurt.Dresden police said in a statement that there was no immediate report on the extent of damage from the explosions late Monday."Even though we do not have a letter of confession, we must assume there's a xenophobic background," Police President Horst Kretschmar said.German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere called the attac..>> view originalMuslim militant gets 9 years in prison for destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu
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Syrian government forces captured a central rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo on Tuesday after a week of blistering airstrikes, as a military official vowed that the offensive would continue until insurgents are "wiped out." Syrian state TV said troops captured Farafra, near Aleppo's famous citadel, and that fighting was underway near the historic core of the northern city. Aleppo, Syria's largest city and former commercial center, has been fiercely contested since rebels captured several e..>> view original
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