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Messi given one game ban for Copa America red - 07/24/2019

Berlin - Argentina must do without superstar Lionel Messi in their opening World Cup qualification game next year after he was give a one-game ban for his Copa America red card.   The sanction...

Airstrikes on Idlib and shelling on north Syria kills 50 people - 07/23/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- At least 50 people have been killed by heavy airstrikes by Syrian government planes and their Russian allies on rebel-held areas surrounding Idlib and rebel retaliatory...

South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplane in its airspace - 07/23/2019

Seoul -By Dirk Godder, - The South Korean air force fired warning shots at a Russian warplane that violated the country's airspace on Tuesday, a Defence Department spokesman said in Seoul.   The...

Airstrikes on Syria's rebel enclave kill 11 civilians - 07/22/2019

CAIRO (dpa)– At least 11 civilians were killed on Sunday in airstrikes by the Syrian government and allied Russians on the rebel stronghold of Idlib in north-western Syria, a war monitor said. The...

EU green-lights 1.4 billion euros in aid for refugees in Turkey - 07/20/2019

BRUSSELS (dpa)- The European Commission on Friday approved 1.41 billion euros (1.58 billion dollars) in funding for refugees living in Turkey, as part of an aid pledge to Ankara that has withstood...

British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran arrives at port - 07/20/2019

Tehran - By Farshid Motahari, - A British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran arrived on Saturday at the port of Bandar Abbas, where it will stay pending an investigation, the port authority said....

Salzburg Festival opens up to wider public with free concerts - 07/20/2019

Salzburg - The annual Salzburg Festival started on Saturday with a day of public concerts at various venues across Mozart's birth town. While tickets for regular performances during the 43-day...

Watchdog: Syrian government airstrikes kill nine civilians in Idlib - 07/16/2019

BEIRUT, Weedah Hamzah (dpa)- At least nine civilians were killed on Tuesday in airstrikes carried out by Syrian warplanes against rebels in Syria's north-western province of Idlib, a war monitor...

Watchdog decries Syria's collective punishment of its people - 07/16/2019

BEIRUT (dpa)- New-York based Human Rights Watch (HRW) told the Syrian government on Tuesday to stop the collective punishment of people who were placed "arbitrarily" on a terror list by freezing...

Key gas pipeline in Syria crippled after attack - 07/15/2019

CAIRO (dpa)- A major gas pipeline in central Syria has been knocked out of service after a terrorist attack, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported on Sunday. The attack targeted the pipeline...
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