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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Mosul: a city living on the edge

Mosul: a city living on the edge


Mosul: a city living on the edge

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:42 AM PDT

Isis issues orders enforcing regular prayer, outlawing smoking and drinking, and demanding that women respect stringent dress codes

Obama to send 300 ‘military advisers’ to Iraq

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 12:27 PM PDT

Decision to send even a small number of troops to Iraq represents striking change of heart for Mr Obama after pledges to end the US-led war in the country

Nato claims Moscow funding anti-fracking groups

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:41 AM PDT

Nato secretary-general says European energy security was of the 'utmost importance' and accused Moscow of 'blackmail' in its dealings with Europe.

Nato warns Russia over military build-up

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 09:40 AM PDT

Rasmussen calls Russia's deployments to the Ukraine border 'a very regrettable step' and warns that further intervention would trigger sanctions

Renzi leads push for less austerity

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 11:08 AM PDT

The endorsement of the call for looser budget rules by German's Social Democrats has prompted a rebuke from Chancellor Angela Merkel

UAE hires advisers to help Egypt reforms

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:13 AM PDT

Some western officials say the Gulf states are now moving from grants to project-based assistance and loans in their bid to keep the country stable

Turkish court orders mass release

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 10:47 AM PDT

An Istanbul court orders the release of 230 mostly army officers involved in one of the most important cases in Turkey's modern history

Kenya massacres expose ethnic divisions

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 08:19 AM PDT

The country has still not recovered from the civic breakdown that followed elections in 2007 – when more than 1,100 people were killed and 600,000 displaced

New Delhi faces growing water crisis

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 02:18 AM PDT

As India's population rises, decades of abuse of rivers and groundwater are presenting successive governments with a severe water challenge

Norway to bring in begging ban

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 04:26 AM PDT

Norway is preparing to pass a law banning begging amid fears of rising crime among the Roma community but critics say the measure could damage the country's image

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