Syria chemicals being destroyed abroad: watchdog

THE HAGUE: Around 700 tonnes of Syria's chemical agents have been delivered to specialised destruction facilities in Britain, Finlandand the US, the watchdog in charge of the mission said Thursday..................................

Israeli forces attack in West Bank

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BEIRUT: Israeli forces fired tear gas Thursday on protesting Palestinians in the village of Bilin near Ramallah, according to Maan news agency, as West Bank demonstrations grow over the ongoing Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip.........................

Though Sanctions are called, U.K. approves arms to Russia

LONDON: Britain is still authorizing the export of arms and military equipment to Russia despite the government’s call for tough sanctions over Moscow’s arming of separatist rebels in Ukraine, a group of lawmakers said in a report Wednesday..................

ISIS orders female genital mutilation in Iraq: UN

GENEVA: Militant group the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria has ordered all girls and women in and around Iraq's northern city of Mosul to undergo female genital mutilation, the United Nations said Thursday.

Bloodshed deepens as airlines shun IsraelGaza

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Gaza fighting raged on Wednesday, displacing thousands more Palestinians in the battered territory as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said efforts to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas had made some progress.
In a blow to Israel's economy and im