Local forces kill over 100 Nusra Front militants in Syria's Idlib:
The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen satellite channel said in a report on Saturday that the militants were killed after local forces repelled fresh attacks by the al-Nusra Front in the al-Fo'aa and Kefraya villages in Idlib.
Syria : 14 Killed in Rebel Shelling of Northern City:
At least 14 civilians, including seven children, were killed Sunday when rebels in Syria shelled a government-controlled neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo, the government and an activist group said.
Rocket Shelling of Syrian Latakia Port City kills 14:
Militants of the Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate in the country, using Grad rocket launchers, have shelled the Syrian port city of Latakia, killing 14 civilians and injuring over 40, a hospital employee told RIA Novosti on Sunday.
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Russian troops already engaged in battle against ISIS around Homs:
Contrary to the impression conveyed by Moscow that Russian troops in Syria are not engaged in combat and that none of the sophisticated arms deliveries were destined to the Syrian army, new developments belie both these claims.
75 U.S.-trained mercenaries enter Syria from Turkey:
Seventy five Syrian rebels trained by the United States and its allies to fight Islamic State have entered northern Syria since Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Ceasefire between government forces & militants begins in 3 Syria battlegrounds:
Two villages, Fuaa and Kafraya, in northwestern Idlib province, which are still controlled by the government, and a rebels' stronghold in the town of Zabadani at the Lebanese border are subject to a ceasefire beginning Sunday at noon, a member of the town council, told AFP.
Russia constructs first foreign camp in Syria for internal refugees:
The camp for 500 refugees consists of 25 army tents fully equipped for living, a field kitchen, a canteen, showers, two mobile power generators and a water-storage facility. The dwelling tents are equipped with beds and heating furnaces for cold weather.
Iraq: 20 ISIS militants killed by food poisoning in western Mosul:
"20 gunmen from ISIS were killed in the district of Baaj west of Mosul, because of their exposure to food poisoning, including a leader called Abu Zeidan." Mamouzini added that "unidentified had put toxic substances in the food of the militants."
Gunmen kill judge, 3 bodyguards in Iraq's Kirkuk: -
Unidentified gunmen on Sunday killed a judge and three of his bodyguards in the ethnically mixed city of Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a local police chief said.
Saudi-led strikes kill 11 Yemen rebel prisoners:
Saudi-led air strikes on a security complex in central Yemen controlled by Shiite rebels killed 11 people on Sunday, some of them prisoners, witnesses and medics said.
Israel assisting UAE in aggression against Yemen:
The Israeli regime is providing logistic and material assistance to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in its military offensive against Yemen, reports say. Israeli regime military officers are also training the UAE officers on urban and irregular warfare.
Fury after Saudi Arabia 'chosen to head key UN human rights panel':
The United Nations has been criticised for handing Saudi Arabia a key human rights role - despite the country having "arguably the worst record in the world" on freedoms for women, minorities and dissidents.
At least five killed in suicide bomb attack in northern Cameroon:
At least five people were killed in a suicide bomb attack on Sunday in the northern Cameroon town of Mora, military sources said, in what appeared to be the latest cross-border attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militant group.
Suicide Bomber Kills Four Near Libya's Misrata, Air Strikes Hit Tripoli Outskirts:
At least four people were killed and more than 20 wounded by a suicide bomb attack on a security checkpoint east of the Libyan city of Misrata, a local official news agency reported on Sunday.
US kills seven people in Pakistan:
A US drone on Friday fired two missiles at a moving vehicle in South Waziristan Agency (SWA), killing at least seven suspected militants. However, local sources said nine civilians were also killed in the strike.
Croatia 'forcing' Hungary to take in refugees:
Croatia has said it had "forced" Hungary to take in thousands of refugees, and would continue sending them to its northern neighbour, amid deepening discord in Europe over the biggest westward migration in decades.
US to accept extra 30,000 refugees over two years, says John Kerry :
The US will accept an extra 30,000 refugees from around the world over the next two years, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, as the Obama administration came under further pressure to take in more victims of the Syrian civil war.
Corbyn faces rebellion over bombing ISIS in Syria:
British bombing of ISIS targets in Syria is becoming increasingly likely as half the shadow cabinet are prepared to rebel against Jeremy Corbyn and vote with David Cameron in favour of airstrikes, the Sunday Times reports.
British MI5 Paying Muslim Informants for Spying on Suspects:
The informants are paid to monitor and target key individuals and sites, such as mosques. Despite not being formally on a payroll, the informants are paid up to 2,000 pounds (US$3,000 dollars) for carrying out these short-term tasks.
With Little Fanfare, FBI Ramps Up Biometrics Programs :
This is not OK. The government should not collect information on Americans for a non-criminal purpose and then use that same information for criminal purposes
Text of Raul Castro's speech after Pope Francis' arrival:
U.S. embargo 'is cruel, immoral and illegal,' Cuban president says
Chinese-Built High-Speed Rail May Be in the Works Between Los Angeles, Las Vegas:
China Railway will join XpressWest for the project, with the hope of starting construction as early as September 2016. China Railway International USA, which announced yesterday it's investing $100 million in the project, is a consortium led by China Railway, the national railroad of the People's Republic of China.
Bernie Sanders On Cutting Deficit: "Every Major Defense Contractor Has Been Convicted Of Fraud":
Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders said he would look to the defense budget for spending cuts and try to "make it a much more efficient budget than it is."
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Republican candidate Carson says Muslims unfit to be U.S. president:
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson on Sunday said Muslims were unfit to be president of the United States, arguing their faith was inconsistent with American principles. "I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that," Carson told NBC's "Meet the Press."
No More Jet Skis, Maine Tells Food Stamp Recipients:
The state announced this week that it will disallow Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for childless households with certain assets worth more than $5,000.
