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Over 50 arrests in strife-hit Malaysian state: police
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Malaysian police say they have arrested more than 50 people in a remote state for suspected links to a nearly month-long incursion by armed Filipino Islamist...
Security preparations underway ahead of Kenyan vote
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With Monday's general election fast approaching, some Kenyans are preparing for a possible repeat of the post-election unrest five years ago. However, Kenya also faces other security challenges. Nairobi's role in th...
‘US fanning flames of civil war in Syria’
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A political commentator tells Press TV that the United States is 'stoking the flames of civil war' inside Syria by funding the militant groups that are fighting the government. Secretary of State John Kerry underlin...
‘West ignores suffering of Syrian nation’
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The West and some Arab states do not care about the suffering of Syria's nation, an analyst tells Press TV. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman told the UN Security Council on Tuesday th...
Armed Citizen Militia Shows Up At Occupy Phoenix
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Armed citizen militia group US Border Guard is making its presence felt at the Occupy Phoenix demonstration to protect free speech rights, arguing that the second amendment prevents the state from abusing the first ...
‘Over 4000000 Syrians in dire need of aid’
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The United Nation says the violence in Syria causing a humanitarian crisis, calling for quick political solution to the unrest there. Follow our Facebook on: Follow our Twitter on: twitter.com Follow our Tumblr on:...
Black Bloc: Egypt hardliners stand up to regime’s street violence
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Egypt's opposition is turning more radical, as protests become increasingly violent. An anarchist movement of masked men, calling themselves the 'Black Bloc' is attracting more supporters. It's threatening Islamist ...
Eurozone crisis: still not finished?
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Europe faces looming recession, high unemployment and social unrest, yet as the threat of eurozone break-up recedes, markets are more optimistic. Who to believe? FT editor Lionel Barber, senior foreign affairs colum...
Growing number of Syrians displaced from their homes
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The unrest in Syria has forced many civilians to evacuate their homes. Large numbers of Syrians are currently displaced staying in public places provided by the Syrian government and the UN, such as schools and cult...
Egyptian protesters defy emergency law
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Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Egyptian cities of Port Said, Ismailiyah and Suez in defiance of President Mohamed Morsi's declaration of a curfew and a state of emergency after days of deadly u...
‘US tries to provoke war with Syria’
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A political analyst tells Press TV that the Western-backed militants have attempted numerous times to create a pretext for war and a situation in provocation in Syria. He also noted that these attempts are meant to ...
Bashar al-Assad defies the odds
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Since the eruption of the unrest in Syria almost two years ago and the predictions of Assad's downfall have begun. Many gave ultimatums of two months or three months or the beginning of the year, but Assad appears t...
Syria’s parliament supports Assad’s plan for ending unrest
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The Syrian parliament has set up a committee to try to bring all sides involved in the country's long-running conflict to the negotiating table. The move is part of a roadmap proposed by President Bashar al-Assad to e...
Nepal anti-rape protests: 10th day of unrest
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Hundreds of people have gathered outside the prime ministerial residence in Nepal for a 10th consecutive day of protests over violence against women, in what has been dubbed campaign 'Occupy Baluwatar', which is the n...
What role Turkey plays in Syria’s insurgency?
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The US and its allies have been campaigning against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in their new outlets since the unrest began in the country. The United States and Israel have tried to use Turkish Prime Minister Re...
‘US imperialism seeks destruction of Syria’
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An American activist believes that the US imperialism is seeking to destabilize and destroy Syria by sending terrorists in there in order to commit horrific crimes against Syrian nations. Syria has been experiencing u...
‘Britain’s MI6 fuels militancy in Syria’
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A political analyst tells Press TV that from the very beginning Britain was among the first Western countries that intervened in Syria and provided weapons and intelligence services to the insurgents. The comments cam...
‘Western colonial powers bent on destructing Syria’
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A political analyst tells Press TV that UK and the Western countries do not care about the life of the Syrian people and all they want is to have their own dominant power over this country. The comments came after the...