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The country has been in the grips of violence and political problems since the majority-Muslim Séléka group drove out President Francois Bozizé in a coup two years ago. About three-quarters of CAR is Christian. Thousands have…
Nigeria: Abuja hit by more bomb blasts
09 Oct 2015
A series of explosions on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja killed at least 18 people last Friday. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported a further 41 people were wounded by the blasts. The…
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance. They met on 5 October for consultations on the potential implications of the dangerous military actions of the Russian Federation in and around Syria. On…
Warships in the Caspian Sea launched cruise missiles in the first use of the Russian navy since the start of a military build-up in support of al-Assad. Sergei Shoigu, Russia's Defence Minister, said on Thursday that…
Israel: Upsurge of attacks against Jews
09 Oct 2015
On Monday, two Palestinian youths were killed during clashes in the West Bank. One of them was thirteen and had been shot by mistake. Two days earlier, a Palestinian stabbed two Israelis to death in Jerusalem.…
Mary McAleese has refuted claims by Archbishop Charles Chaput that the Catholic Church never said homosexuals were disordered. The Archbishop accused Mrs McAleese, who has a doctorate in canon law, that she had ‘a very narrow…