Islamic State seizes Kurdish headquarters in Syria's Kobane
A United Nations envoy to Syria on Friday said that thousands of Kurds in Kobane will be massacred if the town falls under the complete control of the Islamic State group. IS militants have captured more than 40% of the Syrian border town, including the headquarters of the Kurdish forces. The UN envoy urged Turkey to allow Kurdish volunteers to cross the border into Syria to aid and rescue those still trapped in Kobane. Nearly 500 people have been killed in and around 200,000 have fled to Turkey in the three-week long offensive in Kobane.
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters return to streets
Thousands of pro-democracy activists gathered at key sites in Hong Kong on Friday to mark a fresh round of protests, a day after the government called off talks with student leaders. The protesters camped overnight outside the government's headquarters and vowed to occupy the financial district until their calls for electoral reforms were met. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that there would be no change in the Beijing's policy of maintaining a high degree of autonomy in Hong Kong but added that Hong Kong was China's internal affair. The Chinese government's refusal to allow open nomination of candidates for Hong Kong's leadership elections, scheduled for 2017, sparked the pro-democracy campaign in the city.
British parliament to hold vote on recognition of Palestine statehood
Members of the British Parliament will vote on a motion to recognise Palestine as an independent state on Monday. The motion, which largely has the support of the opposition Labour Party, is mostly symbolic and will not affect the government's policies on Palestine. Last week, Sweden became the first European Union member to officially recognise the state of Palestine.
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Yemen attacks
The Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a mass rally being attended by the Shia Houthi group that killed at least 47 people on Thursday. The blasts occurred hours after the Houthi rebels dismissed the nomination of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the country's new president. The Houthis demand for greater representation in the majority Sunni country has led to fears of a secessionist movement and further al-Qaeda attacks in the country.
Boko Haram frees 27 hostages, says Cameroon president
Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Saturday said that the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released 27 hostage, who had been seized in May and June. The hostages, who were kidnapped close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon, include 10 Chinese workers and Cameroon's deputy prime minister's wife. Boko Haram, which seeking to establish an Islamist state in Nigeria, began
carrying out cross border attacks in Cameroon this yea,r forcing the country to deploy troops in its northern region.
A United Nations envoy to Syria on Friday said that thousands of Kurds in Kobane will be massacred if the town falls under the complete control of the Islamic State group. IS militants have captured more than 40% of the Syrian border town, including the headquarters of the Kurdish forces. The UN envoy urged Turkey to allow Kurdish volunteers to cross the border into Syria to aid and rescue those still trapped in Kobane. Nearly 500 people have been killed in and around 200,000 have fled to Turkey in the three-week long offensive in Kobane.
Thousands of Hong Kong protesters return to streets
Thousands of pro-democracy activists gathered at key sites in Hong Kong on Friday to mark a fresh round of protests, a day after the government called off talks with student leaders. The protesters camped overnight outside the government's headquarters and vowed to occupy the financial district until their calls for electoral reforms were met. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that there would be no change in the Beijing's policy of maintaining a high degree of autonomy in Hong Kong but added that Hong Kong was China's internal affair. The Chinese government's refusal to allow open nomination of candidates for Hong Kong's leadership elections, scheduled for 2017, sparked the pro-democracy campaign in the city.
British parliament to hold vote on recognition of Palestine statehood
Members of the British Parliament will vote on a motion to recognise Palestine as an independent state on Monday. The motion, which largely has the support of the opposition Labour Party, is mostly symbolic and will not affect the government's policies on Palestine. Last week, Sweden became the first European Union member to officially recognise the state of Palestine.
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for Yemen attacks
The Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda on Friday claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a mass rally being attended by the Shia Houthi group that killed at least 47 people on Thursday. The blasts occurred hours after the Houthi rebels dismissed the nomination of Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak as the country's new president. The Houthis demand for greater representation in the majority Sunni country has led to fears of a secessionist movement and further al-Qaeda attacks in the country.
Boko Haram frees 27 hostages, says Cameroon president
Cameroon's President Paul Biya on Saturday said that the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has released 27 hostage, who had been seized in May and June. The hostages, who were kidnapped close to Nigeria's border with Cameroon, include 10 Chinese workers and Cameroon's deputy prime minister's wife. Boko Haram, which seeking to establish an Islamist state in Nigeria, began
carrying out cross border attacks in Cameroon this yea,r forcing the country to deploy troops in its northern region.
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