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N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an immediate halt to fighting in Damascus suburb of Eastern Ghouta where a bombing campaign by the Assad regime has turned the opposition-held enclave into “hell on Earth” for civilians. A picture taken on February 21, 2018 shows a smoke plume rising following a reported regime air […]

A documentary about a Syrian refugee in Germany, who happily lives on state handouts with his two wives and six kids, has angered many in the country where polygamy is against the law. © Juanmonino / Getty Images The Spiegel TV film was aired over the weekend, telling the story of 32-year-old Ahmad A. who […]

Police were called to Kentish Town, North London, at 8.30pm where they found a 17-year-old boy – before they were called to another fatal attack just after 10pm THIS is the first picture of a murdered teen whose mum found out he was dead when she saw his coat lying over the body. Abdikarim Hassan, […]

Members of a Syrian civil defense team rescue a man following an Assad regime airstrike on the opposition-held besieged enclave of eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of the capital Damascus in Hamouria, Syria, Feb. 21, 2018. (AFP Photo) The Kremlin on Wednesday denied involvement in airstrikes on Syria’s opposition-held eastern Ghouta enclave that monitors say […]

In the run-up to the Italian general election on March 4th, The Local is bringing you a daily round up of who’s done what and why in the fast-moving world of Italian politics. Preparing ballot papers for a 2016 referendum. Photo: Andreas Solaro/AFP Days to go until Italy votes: 13 And so begins the penultimate […]

Syrian and Russian forces stepped up their assault on the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta enclave Wednesday as the number of civilian deaths continued to rise prompting international calls for an end to the siege. © Hamza Al-Ajweh / AFP | Smoke rises from buildings following bombardment on the village of Mesraba in the rebel-held besieged Eastern […]

NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday said it was “deeply dismayed” by the extension of Emergency in neighbouring Maldives by 30 days. Maldives President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom. (AFP Photo) It also expressed concern over the “manner” in which the extension was approved by the island nation’s Majlis (Parliament) “in contravention of the Constitution of Maldives.” […]

    The attackers took 10 firearms and a police van from the station Five police officers and a soldier have been shot dead during a raid on their station in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. In a statement, the South African Government News Agency said three officers were killed instantly. The off-duty soldier was shot as […]

FUKUSHIMA – A court awarded Tuesday ¥15.2 million ($142,000) in damages to the family of a 102-year-old man who killed himself in the face of an order to flee from his home as the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis was unfolding. Mieko Okubo ,the daughter in-law of Fumio Okubo who hanged him self at age 102 The […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied allegations by a former receptionist that he had kissed her without her consent in an elevator lobby of Trump Tower, calling the story “another false accusation.” President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office as he leaves the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, in Washington, for a […]