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French government condemns 'Christian refugees only' mayors - 09/09/2015

PARIS, FRANCE- The French government on Tuesday condemned two mayors who said they would only take in Christian refugees, as the country prepares to receive the first tranche of some 24,000 migrants....

Britain kills IS fighters in Syria for first time - 09/08/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, James Pheby- A Royal Air Force (RAF) drone killed a British jihadist in Syria last month who was planning attacks on Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday. The...

Turkish PM slams refugee policy of 'Christian fortress Europe' - 09/07/2015

BERLIN, GERMANY- Turkish Prime Minister Ahmed Davutoglu on Sunday criticised the "ridiculously small" share of refugees the EU is accepting, labelling the continent the "Christian fortress Europe."...

Media fear of Islam 'obsessional': France's Houellebecq - 09/07/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The fear-tinged portrayal of Islam in literature and the media has become "obsessional," controversial French writer Michel Houellebecq said in an interview published on...

Six Syria regime loyalists killed in Druze unrest - 09/05/2015

BEYROUTH, LEBANON- At least six regime security personnel were killed in unrest in the heartland of Syria's Druze minority after the assassination of an anti-government cleric, a monitor said on...

Axel Springer, Samsung join forces in mobile media content - 09/04/2015

FRANKFURT, GERMANY- German media giant Axel Springer and Korean electronics group Samsung said Tuesday they are joining forces in a mobile media partnership. The two companies said they would...

Hundreds protest smashing of 'Mephistopheles' figure in Saint Petersburg - 09/03/2015

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA- More than a thousand Russians rallied in Saint Petersburg on Sunday after a century-old bas relief of a mythical demon was destroyed amid fears of increasing religious...

Al-Qaeda fighters could tackle IS: Petraeus - 09/02/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- Former CIA chief and retired general David Petraeus wants the United States to consider working with some members of an Al-Qaeda-affiliated organization to tackle the...

Washington names first envoy for hostages - 09/01/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- The United States named a senior envoy Friday to work for the safe return of hostages after criticism of its response to the kidnap and murder of Americans held in Syria....

Beheaded Syriac bishop beatified a century after death - 08/31/2015

VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE- Pope Francis on Sunday praised a Syriac Catholic bishop who has been beatified in Lebanon, a century after he his beheading by Ottoman forces during a wave of religiously...
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