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U.N., Sri Lanka, President Maithripala Sirisen,Tigers of Tamil Eelan,EPA

U.N. Urges Sri Lanka to Probe War Crimes

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 7, 2016 | World

A U.N. rights watchdog called on Sri Lanka on Wednesday to investigate “routine torture” of detainees by security forces and rebuked its government for failing to prosecute war crimes committed during the country’s 26-year civil war. The Sri Lankan...

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A Pakistani traffic policeman controls traffic on the entrance of Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad on December 7, 2016,Reuters

Plane Cash in Pakistan Mountains Death Toll Rises to 40

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 7, 2016 | World

After a plane carrying 48 passengers crashed into a mountain in northern Pakistan on Wednesday eye witnesses said there were unlikely to be any survivors. At least 40 have been reportedly killed. Military units said 40 bodies had been recovered and rescue efforts...

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Marine Corps General John Kelly.

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Trump to Pick Retired Gen. Kelly for Homeland Security

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 7, 2016 | World

United States President-elect Donald Trump announce plans to nominate retired Marine General John Kelly to lead the Department of Homeland Security, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters on Wednesday, making him the third general sought for a high-level...

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Terrorist Cell in Aden Linked to ISIS in Iraq and Syria is Broken Up

by Bassam al-Qadi | Dec 7, 2016 | Middle East

Security authorities in Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen, announced that they had apprehended a terrorist cell made up of eight people who were involved in assassinating security personnel in different parts of the city that is located in the south of the country....

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Turkish Sources Deny Allegations That Syrian Refugees Are Being Killed

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Dec 7, 2016 | World

Turkish diplomatic and security sources denied reports stating that dozens of Syrian refugees including women and children were killed as they tried to cross into Turkish territory in order to escape the fighting in the areas that they inhabited in Syria. The sources...