Israeli strikes kill at least 12 in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Feb 21 (BBC): At least 12 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes on eastern Lebanon, Lebanese officials say, despite a ceasefire. Israel's military said it targeted sites belonging to Hezbollah, a Shia Muslim militia and political party, in the Bekaa Valley, an area where the group has...
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Palestinian Authority in dire straits
GAZA, Feb 21 (BBC): With Israeli settler violence surging in the occupied West Bank, al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, has found itself on the frontline. It faces regular incursions by the Israeli army and has seen farmland seized by settlers who have built new outposts.Marzoq Abu Naim from the village council...
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Snowstorm leaves 5 dead in Austria
VIENNA, Feb 21 (AFP): A major snowstorm hit Austria on Friday, leaving five people dead and causing power outages and transport chaos, officials said.One man, aged 53, was crushed to death when a snow plough fell down steps in a "residential complex" in the northern city of Linz, police said....
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UK considers axing Andrew from royal line of succession
LONDON, Feb 21 (BBC): The British government is considering introducing legislation to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession.Defence Minister Luke Pollard told the BBC the move - which would prevent Andrew from ever becoming King - was the "right thing to do," regardless of the outcome of...
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Vows to boost living standards
SEOUL, Feb 21 (AFP): North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said Friday, offering a glimpse of economic strains within the sanctions-hit nation.Supreme Leader Kim took centre stage with a speech to start the Workers' Party congress, a...
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