Mid-East
Damascus hit by double bombings
Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, killing 14 people, Syrian state media says.
Read More »Woman jailed for 11 years over 'insulting' tweets
A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a woman to 11 years in jail for insulting the emir and calling for regime change on social networking site Twitter.
Read More »Syria threatens to attack Israel
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has warned Israel that it will respond in kind to any future air strikes.
Read More »US, Germany urge Russia not to arm Syria military
The US and Germany have called on Russia not to supply Syria's military with an advanced missile system they say could prolong the conflict there.
Read More »Afghans ‘unlawful held’ by UK forces
British forces are detaining up to 85 Afghan nationals in a holding facility at Camp Bastion, in what could amount to unlawful detention and internment, documents obtained by the BBC suggest.
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- Iran hangs two found guilty of spying
- Netanyahu criticised over bed on a plane
- Syria rebels free UN peacekeepers held in Golan Heights
- Israeli warplanes 'launch air strike in Syria'
- Syrians flee coastal 'massacres'
- Palestinian family: Son who stabbed Israeli was ‘justified’
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But today, they sent a press release explaining why the concert did not take off. While they sent their sincerest apologies, it would seem that a refund for the event is still a distant dream.

















