Hajj pilgrimage: more than 900 dead in crush near Mecca

Hajj pilgrimage: more than 900 dead in crush near Mecca Stampede in Mina valley, the site of a vast tent city of pilgrims, leaves more than 800 others injured Panic broke out when two groups of pilgrims preparing for one of the last major rites of their trip collided at the intersection of two narrow streets. Within minutes the tarmac was a macabre jumble of dishevelled,...

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Syrian regime barrel bombs kill 45 in Aleppo

Syrian regime barrel bombs kill 45 in Aleppo At least 45 people lost their lives late  Wednesday in Syrian regime barrel bomb attacks in  MEHMET ALİ ARSLAN Times  www.mehmetaliarslan.name....

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France Parliament backs Russia Mistral refund deal

French MPs have backed a multi-million-dollar agreement with Russia over the axed sale of two warships Under the deal, France will reimburse some €949.7 million to Russia over the termination of a €1.2-billion ($1.3 billion) contract for the sale of two French ‘Mistral’ helicopter carriers An unusually empty National Assembly – France's lower house –adopted the...

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Aylan and Galip Kurdi Everything we know About drowned Syrian refugee boys

Drowned Syrian toddler sparking  Global outrage identified as Aylan Kurdi A photo of a Syrian toddler washed up dead on a beach in Turkey made news headlines around the world on Wednesday. The child's name was Aylan Kurdi and he was three years old. He drowned in the Mediterranean Sea along with his five-year-old brother Galip and mother Rihan, according to the MEHMET...

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