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The US is keeping jihadist group al-Nusra for a “Plan B”, potentially to overthrow Syrian President Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the BBC.
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- Germany revises down 2015 refugee intake, arrivals slow
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Joachim Kebschull, 61-year-old mayor of the German town of Oersdorf, home to about 900 people, was beaten unconscious by unknown assailants. Investigators say the attack may have been linked to the mayor’s plans to accommodate refugees, local media report. - Burqa ban: Bulgaria outlaws face-covering clothes in public places
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Police in Nice did not stop the truck in the attack in July that killed 86 people, as the vehicle appears to have stalled, according to a French TV program, which also claims the killer actually drove on for four minutes – not 45 seconds, as the authorities had stated.
- US ‘spare Nusra for plan B’ to change regime in Syria – LavrovThe US is keeping jihadist group al-Nusra for a “Plan B”, potentially to overthrow Syrian President Assad, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the BBC.
- New ‘heavy’ rocket & $5mn launch price tag: Russia’s S7 plans for Sea Launch revealedRussian space producer RSC Energia announced it will create a state of the art rocket for the Sea Launch program taken over by the Russian S7-group, with a launch price tag of $5mn.
- Massive ‘coronal hole’ on the sun blasts Earth with solar storms (PHOTOS)
A massive coronal hole on the sun is currently facing Earth, directing a solar storm at our planet which can potentially wreak havoc on communication and electrical systems. - 50 asylum-seekers stage riot, attack guards at refugee center in Berlin
Some 50 refugees staged a riot at an accommodation facility in the northern district of Reinickendorf in Berlin, knocking down doors, damaging furniture, stealing personal belongings, and physically attacking security guards, local media reports. - Burqa ban: Bulgaria outlaws face-covering clothes in public placesBulgaria’s parliament has passed legislation that effectively bans burqas – veils which fully cover the face, worn by Muslim women in public – in a bid to step up security in the country following a series of terrorist attacks in Europe.
- Pakistan cinemas ban Indian movies amid 'deteriorating situation' in Kashmir
Pakistani theater owners have stopped screening Indian movies as a sign of “solidarity” with the country's armed forces until tensions de-escalate over disputed Kashmir. - Police didn't stop truck in Nice horror, attacker drove on for 4 mins – French mediaPolice in Nice did not stop the truck in the attack in July that killed 86 people, as the vehicle appears to have stalled, according to a French TV program, which also claims the killer actually drove on for four minutes – not 45 seconds, as the authorities had stated.
- German mayor knocked unconscious in brutal attack, likely over plans to accommodate refugeesJoachim Kebschull, 61-year-old mayor of the German town of Oersdorf, home to about 900 people, was beaten unconscious by unknown assailants. Investigators say the attack may have been linked to the mayor’s plans to accommodate refugees, local media report.
- 6yrs to launch case against CIA: Pakistani man finally gets chance to sue US over fatal drone strike
A high court in Islamabad has finally ordered the Pakistani government to initiate criminal proceedings against the CIA over a drone strike that killed the brother and son of journalist Karim Khan back in 2009, his lawyer told RT. Khan first started his legal push in 2010. - Stolen Van Gogh paintings found in Italian drug lord’s house 14 years after heist
A sting operation targeting organized crime in Naples, Italy, has recovered two Vincent van Gogh paintings that were stolen in 2002 in one of the most infamous heists the art world has seen in recent years. - Abbas & Netanyahu exchange historic handshake at Peres funeral (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at the funeral of former Israeli statesman Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Friday. - Massive blaze engulfs 10-story building in Russia’s Ufa, killing 1 person (VIDEOS)
A massive fire ripped through a 10-story building under construction in the Russian city of Ufa in the Republic of Bashkortostan. One person, reportedly a construction worker from North Korea, has died and at least five others have been injured.
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