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A top British government investigator says Russian President Vladimir Putin probably personally approved the assassination of (Alexander) Litvinenko, a Russian spy-turned-dissident who was exiled in Britain after criticizing Putin.

“Madaya is now effectively an open-air prison for an estimated 20,000 people, including infants, children, and elderly, ” Doctors Without Borders Director of Operations Brice de le Vingne said in a statement by the organization last week”.

A looming presidential election in Haiti that had already been postponed once and faced deep public skepticism was put on hold indefinitely Friday as the country’s leaders sought to negotiate a resolution to what could soon become a constitutional crisis in the impoverished...

“Bringing Detroit back to a solid fiscal foundation has allowed the city to restore services, and we’ve watched its economy grow, creating jobs and better opportunities”, the statement said. Government, on the other hand, exists for the benefit of the common good.

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen.

Aamir spoke on the issue yet again, when it had settled down and said he had never said India was intolerant, to begin with.

U.N. Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura announced a new start date and format for the Syrian talks, during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva on Monday.

Philippe denies the accusations and said the United States has no legal authorization to make arrests on Haitian soil. I won’t take part in this farce, it will be a selection not an election because there will only be one candidate”, Celestin said in an interview with...

In his visit to Asia, which he began on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to press China to put more restrains on North Korea after its nuclear test and to urge Southeast Asia to respond to Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea in accord.

Drawing upon the companionship of some Arab states in severing or downgrading diplomatic ties with Iran, he said that some states are trying to solve their economic problems by Saudi petro-dollars or they share political interests with Riyadh.

Austria – one of the main transit countries for refugees trying to reach Germany – and other Schengen members have reintroduced temporary internal border controls to cope with the refugee flows, raising fears the zone could collapse.

Omar Mansoor, Peshawar school attack mastermind and a commander of the Hakimullah Mehsud faction of the Tehreek-e- Taliban Pakistani, claimed responsibility for the assault.

State broadcaster CCTV last week aired footage of a dazed and harried looking Dahlin apologising to China for his alleged actions.

Meanwhile, preparations were in full swing as the nation geared to witness the celebrations of its 67th Republic Day at the national capital. Apart from the French president’s presence there are several new attractions in this year’s Republic Day parade.

“Despite the determination and efforts of the Chinese government, clearly there is more that they can do”. The efforts have resulted in a significant decline in the number of Laotians killed and seriously wounded, which was averaging 300 a year.