
GERMANY
Cologne assaults ‘used’ against refugees
German officials warn that anti-refugee groups are trying to blame asylum seekers for Cologne mass assaults.

German officials warn that anti-refugee groups are trying to blame asylum seekers for Cologne mass assaults.

China has sent an envoy to Saudi Arabia and Iran to discuss the situation in the region.

A senior Iranian commander says Saudi Arabia will collapse if it continue its sectarian policies in the region.

Israel has approved the construction of a new town on the site of two Palestinian villages.

The United States, South Korea and Japan have vowed to launch a "united and strong" response to North Korea's 'hydrogen' bomb test.

Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid names 12 new ministers.

Iran condemns the Saudi military for 'deliberately' targeting its diplomatic mission in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a.

Iraqi government forces inflict losses on the Takfiri Daesh militants.

Iran's health minister says Saudi Arabia's execution of Sheikh Nimr resembles terrorists’ acts.

US Vice President Joe Biden says he regrets his decision of not running for president in 2016 “every day.”

At least 65 people are killed in a car bomb attack on a police school in the Libyan city of Zliten.

Lives and homes are threatened by a fast-moving bushfire in western Australia.

The Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is an annual festival that takes place in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, and is one of the largest festival of its kind.

All US politicians serve the interests of big banks and Wall Street, an American political analyst says.

At least 161 people, including nearly a dozen soldiers, were killed in Madagascar in 2015 over cattle theft-related violence, an army official says.

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says Palestinians will continue Intifada until all their demands are met.

Five oil storage tanks in Libya are burning after attacks by Daesh terrorists.

At least five Yemenis are killed in fresh Saudi raids, including one by a cluster bomb in the capital, Sana’a.