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Improve the health of the child, involved with other civilians, in the bombing on 22 January in a village near Aleppo. Fourteen-month-old Ghina Khalil is recovering in the Syrian city of Aleppo after being dramatically pulled from the ruins of...

Agreemente between parties for outsider observers and dialogue. An accord on the presence of “external observers” and a commitment to resume talks resulted from a first meeting after months between government officials and representatives of the National Mozambican Resistance (Renamo),...

We reported a news of last september about the decision for Uzbekistan to open up its cotton fields to international monitors this autumn. Giving in to sustained international pressure, Uzbekistan is opening up its cotton fields to international monitors this autumn....

UN Secretary General message on the Internationa Day of the Victims of the Holocaust. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has issued message on the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, the UN Office in...

Egypt, Greece, Serbia and Georgia among winners The second edition of the Egyptian and European Film Festival in Luxor has wrapped up, presenting to the local public 62 films from 19 countries. The festival opened on January 19 through January...

Blackfriars rail station secures half its power from 4,400 roof-mounted solar panel. The installation of 4,400 solar panels has been completed on the roof of Blackfriars station, marking another milestone in the delivery of the £6.5 billion Thameslink Programme. Described...

Despite their greater age, big, old trees remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, said a study Wednesday that explores how well forests slow global warming. Despite their greater age, big old trees do more than small young ones to...

We propose a news story of few months ago because her gesture is always actual. Mexican authorities awarded Martha Ivette Rivera Alanis who kept a group of children calm by singing to them as shots were fired outside, after her video...

The Beijing Municipal People's Congress voted to limit and gradually reduce the total discharge smog. The municipal legislature of Beijing on Wednesday passed a regulation on air pollution control featuring emission controls and harsher penalties in the city's latest effort...

Vienna to improve quality of housing and comply with directive. Austria has embarked upon an ambitious programme for improving the energy performance of buildings, which covers both rehabilitation and new construction projects. Comprehensive promotional programmes at national and regional level...

Sunday marked 100th annual World Day for Migrants and Refugees Pope Francis met asylum seekers, homeless people and Catholic faithful at the Holy Heart Basilica in Rome on Sunday afternoon. The pontiff visited the basilica on the occasion of the...

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has invited Iran to take part in preliminary Syrian peace talks this week in Switzerland, an offer Tehran has accepted. Mr Ban said he had received assurances that Iran would play a positive role in securing...

Deal will see creation of medicine faculty in Red Sea city. The Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA), represented by Chief Commissioner Kamel Mahadin, the Aqaba Development Corporation, represented by its CEO Ghassan Ghanem, and Italy's University of Palermo, represented...

  A delegation of 15 Argentine Jewish leaders was hosted Thursday for an informal kosher lunch at the Vatican’s Santa Marta guesthouse by Pope Francis. Pope Francis conversing with members of the Jewish community of Argentina at the Santa Marta...

A Lebanese family who could have escaped to safer surroundings, decides to remain in their country to support their own people and spread hope. Samir: In 1989, during the war in Lebanon, the situation became dramatic with death and destruction all...

  A student from Hull who came to the city after escaping Taliban rule in Afghanistan has secured a place at Eton College. Rohid Zamani, who is a student at Hull's Sirius Academy, won a £30,000-a-year scholarship after beating off...

In view of 'Geneva 2' summit, important meeting January 14 between Parolin and Kerry. The situation in Syria, the upcoming 'Geneva 2' summit, and the Holy See's outlook on peace and aid, were the topics discussed on Tuesday by U.S....

The Greek ambassador to Egypt said on Sunday that his country is seeking to use its six-month presidency of the European Union to help foster Egypt’s growth for the future. Christodoulos Lazaris said that Greece’s policy during the presidency would...

Turks, Greeks, Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots issue joint appeal.   The business associations of Turkey, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (the latter is recognized only by Turkey, and not at the international level)...

  The commitment of Antonio Mónteiro and his wife in Faira Brava to save Bonelli’s eagles. But protecting the birds has grown into something bigger that has the potential to bring even more people and jobs to a poor region badly...