Israeli Defense Minister Says Russian Troops Are Already in Syria to Help Assad Against IS
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In recent weeks, chaos at border crossings and train stations, squalid conditions in makeshift refugee camps and a heartbreaking photograph of a drowned Syrian toddler have all helped bring Europe’s refugee crisis into the global spotlight.
According to the UNHCR, more than 380,000 migrants and refugees have landed on Europe’s southern shores so far this year, up from 216,000 arrivals in the whole of 2014. They are fleeing persecution, poverty and conflicts that rage beyond the continent’s borders.
This graphic shows the impact of Syria’s war on the flow of refugees to countries in its immediate vicinity and beyond—and the path many thousands are taking from East to West, in the hope of finding safe haven in Europe.
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'Projectile' hit on vehicle window reported on I-10 in Phoenix amid spate of shootings
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov once again confirmed that Russia has military personnel in Syria, but shed no light on what the U.S. and NATO fear is a Russian military build-up at a Syrian airfield.
Al-Qaeda published a 'kill list' of American economic leaders in propaganda magazine Inspire, encouraging a series of lone-wolf attacks on the 14th anniversary of September 11.
The prime ministers of Ukraine and Slovakia have condemned a recent deal to expand the current Nord Stream pipeline that delivers natural gas directly from Russia to Western Europe.
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Russian Court Sentences One In Pro-Ukraine Stunt Caseby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL's Russian Service)
A Moscow court on September 10 acquitted four people and found one guilty of hooliganism and vandalism for taking part in a pro-Ukraine stunt.
Report: Russia Building Major Military Base Near Ukraine Border by webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters)
Russia has started to build a huge military base housing ammunition depots and barracks for several thousand soldiers near the Ukrainian border, a project that suggests the Kremlin is digging in for a prolonged stand-off with Kyiv. The base, when completed, will even have its own swimming pool, skating rink and barber shop, according to public documents. This week workmen were erecting a fence in a cornfield outside the village of Soloti to mark out the perimeter, and told a Reuters...
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Western states have provided counter-terrorism training in Syria to Kurdish security forces that are battling Islamic State, the head of the force said, in a significant expansion of support to the Kurdish administration in northern Syria.
Russia Plays 'IS Threat' Card To Rehabilitate Assad's Feared 'Shabiha' by support@pangea-cms.com (Joanna Paraszczuk)
Russian-Syrian citizen Michel Mizakh went to Syria to fight Islamic State (IS) militants. But he didn't join the Kurds or an opposition group. He joined the "Shabiha," the pro-government militia the opposition blames for some of the worst atrocities of Syria's civil war.
Officers at Paris police headquarters to be DNA tested in gang-rape case by Angelique Chrisafis in Paris
Two policemen already facing charges after tourist reported being attacked inside well-known building on Quai des Orfèvres
About 100 officers and staff at Paris’s police headquarters on the Seine are to be DNA tested this week in an unprecedented move by judges investigating the alleged rape of a Canadian tourist in the building last year.
Two police officers from Paris’s elite anti-gang-crime squad were charged last year after a 34-year-old Canadian woman filed a complaint that she had been raped by a group of officers. Both deny rape. One admitted to having had sex, but said it was consensual.
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epa04923323 British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) at 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 10 September 2015. The two leaders were to discuss 'diplomatic, strategic and bilateral issues, as well as joint challenges in the fields of security, economics and cyber [security],' according to Netanyahu's office. Meanwhile, pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel activists on 09 September held rival protests in London, where Netanyahu had arrived for talks with Cameron. EPA/ANDY RAIN / POOL
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French media said the man is being hunted by armed police in the northern port town and has been categorised as a 'category S' criminal - meaning he is considered a potential threat to the state.
Bernie Sanders takes the lead over Hillary Clinton in Iowa pollby Lauren Gambino in New York
Poll released Thursday found 41% of likely Democratic primary voters in the crucial early voting state would vote for Sanders, versus 40% for Clinton
Vermont senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead from former secretary of state Hillary Clinton for the first time in a poll in the crucial early voting state of Iowa, as the self-declared socialist Democratcontinues to tighten the race with the party establishment favorite.
A Quinnipiac University poll released on Thursday found that 41% of likely Democratic primary voters in Iowa said they would vote for Sanders, while 40% said they would vote for the former secretary of state. Though Sanders’s edge is within the margin of error of ±3.4 percentage points, Clinton led Sanders by double digits in Iowa in July. Averages of all polling in the state show Clinton with a quickly eroding lead that nevertheless remains in the double-digits.Continue reading...
Islamic State group launches new push on key army base in northeast Syria
Homeland Security taking to the sky in drug smuggling fightby By ALICIA A. CALDWELL
ABOVE THE CARIBBEAN SEA (AP) -- As soon as the aging P-3 surveillance plane rumbles off the island runway, a crew of three agents for U.S. Customs and Border Protection begins hunting with high-tech radar for anything that looks out of the ordinary in the vast Caribbean Sea....
Nemtsov, Savchenko Nominated For Sakharov Prizeby support@pangea-cms.com (RFE/RL)
Russia’s slain opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and imprisoned Ukrainian military pilot and parliament member Nadiya Savchenko are among the nominees for the 2015 Sakharov Prize.
EXCLUSIVE: Activists in Raqqa told MailOnline that photographs shared on their official Twitter account captured the moments immediately after Reyaad Khan and Ruhul Amin were dramatically killed.
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VOA's Heather Murdock reports from Izmir, Turkey on migrants who risk their lives on boats to seek a better life in Europe.
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The European Parliament has called on Belarus to rehabilitate released political prisoners and to fully restore their civil and political rights.
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50 spies say ISIS intelligence report by US cooked up: Report
Hindustan Times US military officials have rewritten intelligence reports to give a more optimistic assessment of the US-led campaign against the Islamic State group and al Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Daily Beast reported on Wednesday. Last month, the Pentagon's ... Dozens of intelligence analysts reportedly claim assessments of ISIS were alteredFox News 50 top intelligence analysts in the US say ISIS intelligence report cooked: ReportEconomic Times Over 50 US military analysts say Pentagon is manipulating Daesh reportsAl-Bawaba Telegraph.co.uk-Foreign Policy all 40 news articles » |
On The Scene: Izmir, Turkeyby webdesk@voanews.com (Heather Murdock)
VOA's Heather Murdock reports from Izmir, Turkey on migrants who risk their lives on boats to seek a better life in Europe.
European lawmakers have passed a resolution calling for the immediate and unconditional release of investigative journalist Khadija Ismayilova and several other Azerbaijani activists, human rights defenders, and lawyers.
EU lawmakers have urged Russia to immediately release the Estonian police officer Eston Kohver, Ukrainian film-maker Oleg Sentsov, and civil activist Olexandr Kolchenko.
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A father has been charged with murdering his own three-year-old son in France by locking him in a washing machine and switching it on.
One Russian's Syria Cyber-Trail: He's On A 'Fighting Mission,' Wife Says by support@pangea-cms.com (Carl Schreck)
Russian soldiers and their relatives have left a trail on social media and Internet forums indicating Moscow has increased its military presence in Syria, an escalation that Western officials warn could further destabilize the war-ravaged country.
The big cat had tried to cool off in a lake at the John Varty Tiger Conservation Project in South Africa when he began to flounder in the water and had to be rescued by his brother.
Refugees sleep amongst donations at the train station in Flensburg, northern Germany on September 10, 2015. Train transport has resumed after Danish train operator DSB cancelled all rail services to and from Germany as hundreds of migrants refused to disembark from trains arriving from Denmark's southern neighbour, demanding to be let continue onto Sweden instead. AFP PHOTO / DPA / CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS +++ GERMANY OUT +++CHRISTIAN CHARISIUS/AFP/Getty Images
IDIL, Turkey (Reuters) - Pro-Kurdish politicians, including cabinet ministers, attempted to march to a town in southeast Turkey on Thursday to protest a week-old curfew there, as their party came under fire from President Tayyip Erdogan and from a court investigation of their leader.
Resuce operations are underway in eastern parts of Japan after torrential rains caused widespread flooding. Report by Conor Mcnally.
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Patrick is looking for a portable laptop/tablet hybrid with a screen big enough to work on. The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 fills the bill, but what about the cheaper alternatives?
I am looking for a portable laptop/tablet hybrid with a screen that is a reasonable size for working from home (larger than 10 inches), and fairly good performance, as my partner wants to edit photos. I know the Surface Pro 3 is probably the safest bet, but I have seen a few far cheaper alternatives. They seem to have mixed reviews, though, and every time I look, different models appear. Patrick
Continue reading...Hungary Conducts Army Exercises at Serbian Border as Migrants Pour In by DAN BILEFSKY and PALKO KARASZ
The number of migrants in the area has shown no sign of abating, and Hungarian military officials said the army would help secure the border.
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Alzheimer's disease could be transmitted through some medical procedures
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Action is needed to stop the Middle East "disintegrating" under the threat of militant Islamists, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says on a visit to the UK.
A court decision on a book about Islam is sparking protests in Russia.
Preventing al Qaeda from leveraging victories into increased power has become a critical challenge for the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in the Yemen conflict in March.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) had hoped for an end to the deadly outbreak by the end of the year but isolated flare-ups continue in areas beleaguered by the disease.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has opened its new Cairo embassy inside its ambassador's residence, saying on Thursday that holdups in finding separate premises as is customary had encumbered an already challenging relationship with Egypt.
Afghans See American General as Crucial to Country’s Defenseby ROD NORDLAND and MUJIB MASHAL
Although Afghanistan is supposed to be running the war, Gen. John F. Campbell’s prominent role may be a sign that the fight against the Taliban is not going well.
The proposal is a step down from what leaders originally wanted: approval to conduct military operations along Libya’s coast, on land and water, to seize and disrupt smugglers.
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House prices shot up by 2.7% in August, according to the Halifax, the highest monthly rise since May 2014.
The surprise leap contributed to a 3% rise in prices over three months and annual house price inflation of 9%. The average house price now stands at £204,674, according to the lender.
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Sunday’s vote is seen as a test for the Duma poll a year from now
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The British PROUD study, led by University College London, advises pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs should be made available on the NHS, as they reduce infection by as much as 86 per cent.
NATO and the United States have expressed concern over reports of growing Russian military activity in Syria.
Poll: Economic Issues Top Americans’ Concerns About Chinaby webdesk@voanews.com (Victor Beattie)
Ahead of the first state visit to the United States by Chinese President Xi Jinping this month, a new poll finds a majority of Americans troubled by the size of U.S. debt held by China and the perception that China benefits from U.S. job losses. Not far behind are concerns over China’s involvement in cyberattacks and its growing military power. The Pew Research Center’s poll of 1,003 Americans, conducted between April 13 and May 3 indicates that, despite China’s slowing economy, a...
More than 50 Central Command intelligence analysts have complained formally that their reports on the strength of Islamic State and al-Qaeda were altered inappropriately, says Daily Beast
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - By refusing to clarify the scale of its military presence in Syria, Russia keeps the West fearing a considerable build-up to win a stronger bargaining position when world powers sit down to talks on the conflict, Western diplomats in Moscow said.
Russia has reportedly started building a major military base in Belgorod Oblast near the Ukrainian border.
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MOLIVOS, Greece (AP) -- The 26-year-old Syrian economics graduate knew exactly what to do and where to go....
SANAA (Reuters) - War planes from a Saudi-led military alliance bombed targets throughout Yemen's capital Sanaa on Thursday, in what witnesses described as the fiercest series of attacks on the city in over five months of war.
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Islamic State group's emergence in Saudi Arabia puts focus on hajj security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The Islamic State group is extending its reach in Saudi Arabia, expanding the scope of its attacks and drawing in new recruits with its radical ideology. Its determination to bring down the U.S.-allied royal family has raised concerns it could threaten the annual Muslim hajj pilgrimage later this month....
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The United States and NATO have reacted with concern to reports of increased Russian military presence in Syria. A senior U.S. defense official told VOA that Russia has been airlifting military supplies to Syria, calling such activities “unhelpful.” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters he did not have confirmation of a Russian buildup, but that Russia's "intent here is unclear." He said Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the issue by...
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Ex-slave tells grim story of US hostage Kayla Mueller
As fighting between government troops and Kurds in the country’s southeast escalates, the leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition party has warned that the country risks being pushed into a serious internecine conflict.
The Associated Press reports that Selahattin Demirtas, head of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), has accused the government of wanting “to create a civil war.”
His remarks come after crowds set fire to the HDP headquarters in Ankara, torched the local headquarters in the southern city of Alanya, and damaged several other party offices in at least six cities Tuesday night, according to al-Jazeera. The offices of two newspapers were also attacked as thousands of nationalist protesters took to the streets of the capital Ankara, Istanbul and other cities Tuesday, demonstrating against deadly attacks on security forces by the militant Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in recent days.
The nationalists accuse the HDP of being the political wing of the PKK rebels, a claim the HDP denies.
“It is not us (the HDP) who has taken the decision to start this war and intensify it,” Demirtas said,according to AP. “They want to create a civil war and the last two days have been rehearsals for that.”
Demirtas has also questioned whether a general election, scheduled for Nov. 1, could go ahead while temporary military curfews were in place in dozens of areas in the country’s mainly Kurdish southeast, the BBC reports.
The violent street demonstrations follow two deadly PKK assaults on security forces. An army convoy was bombed Sunday, killing 16 soldiers and on Tuesday, 14 police officers lost their lives in an attack on their minibus.
In response to the bombings, the Turkish military has stepped up its campaign against the rebels by launching air strikes on PKK bases in northern Iraq. For the first time since a cease-fire began two years ago, Turkey sent ground troops over the border into Iraq on Tuesday to hunt down Kurdish militants.
Violence between Turkey and Kurdish rebels has intensified since a 2013 ceasefire broke down in July, when a suspected ISIS suicide bomber killed 32 people in the Turkish town of Suruc.
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Grassroots Volunteers Help Migrants at Budapest Train Stationby webdesk@voanews.com (Ayesha Tanzeem)
It started with five kilograms of oranges and some water. The next day, the oranges doubled. “And now we have this camp, or this Turkish or Moroccan style bazaar here,” Tamar Lederer said with a smile as he pointed to the pile of sleeping bags, food items and heaps of other stuff. His five kilos of oranges have turned into Migration Aid, a grassroots organization run completely by volunteers with donations from individuals to help the refugees who come to Budapest’s Keleti train...
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