Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Nikos Maziotis, the convicted leader of the Revolutionary Struggle leftist guerrilla group who has been on the run from police for two years, was arrested in central Athens following a shootout with police shortly after noon.
Police have been seeking Maziotis since July 2012 when he broke strict conditions, including a ban on leaving the prefecture of Attica, when he was released from pre-trial custody after serving the maximum legal time of 18 months on remand.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Suspected members of the deadly Boko Haram Islamic sect on Monday attacked Dille village in Borno State, killed 45 people and torched several houses and shops and forced many people to flee into nearby hills for safety.
The terrorists, it was gathered, came in a convoy of over 20 vehicles and motorcycles.
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The Iraqi army has launched an assault to retake the rebel-held city of Tikrit, security officials said.
The operation on Tuesday is part of a two-and-a-half week long Iraqi offensive aimed at taking back the city, which fell to Sunni rebels led by the Islamic State group in June.
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Israeli war jets continued firing missiles at the Gaza Strip Monday on the seventh day of its relentless assault that has killed 176 Palestinians and injured nearly 1,300.
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza Monday, the first reported deployment of an unmanned aircraft by Palestinians, with Hamas saying it had sent several drones to carry out “special missions.”
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Sunday, July 13, 2014
Rebel military leader Igor Strelkov said his forces had beaten off columns of government armour attacking from the south and west.
Germany and Russia have urged direct talks between Kiev and the rebels.
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