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Die Bundesregierung will Flüchtlinge aus Syrien künftig mithilfe des Dublin-Verfahrens wieder häufiger in andere europäische Länder zurückschicken. Derweil stellten sich weitere Unions-Politiker hinter den Vorschlag von Innenminister de Maizière zur Begrenzung des Schutzstatus für Syrer.

Großbritanniens Premierminister David Cameron geht mit der Forderung nach einer Beschneidung der EU-Grundrechte auf Kollisionskurs zu Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel und anderen Partnern in der Gemeinschaft.

Das Verfassungsgericht in Pristina hat die Vereinbarung zur Stärkung der serbischen Minderheit abgelehnt, die unter EU-Vermittlung ausgehandelt worden war. Serbien nennt den Beschluss eine Niederlage für die Brüsseler Strategie.

Eigentlich will Bundesfinanzminister Schäuble trotz der Flüchtlingkrise keine Schulden machen. Doch das lässt sich womöglich nicht mehr halten. Die Kosten für die Aufnahme von Migranten könnten höher ausfallen als bislang angenommen, zeigen Berechnungen des Ifo-Instituts.

Dr. Robert Sutter discusses the ramifications the Ma-Xi meeting will have for cross-strait relations.

Key Points Singapore has introduced a submarine to a longstanding naval exercise with Thailand The exercise is aimed at improving both interoperability and the anti-submarine warfare capabilities of both navies A biennial naval exercise between Singapore and Thailand is featuring the inaugural

The US Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office has flown two Trident II D5 submarine launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) for the weapon's 156th and 157th test firings since 1989. The launches occurred separately on 7 and 9 November and were meant "to obtain valid reliability, accuracy,

On n'est jamais mort en politique. Et si l'adage maintes fois vérifié s'appliquait aussi à Philippe de Villiers ? Ancien ministre, député, député européen, candidat deux fois à la présidentielle en 1995...

Auch Slowenien will in den kommenden Tagen an der Grenze zu Kroatien Barrieren errichten, um den Andrang von Flüchtlingen zu steuern.

Un sommet Europe-Afrique consacré à la gestion européenne de la crise migratoire s’ouvre mercredi 11 novembre à La Valette.

Le souverain pontife est attendu fin novembre à Bangui. Les autorités françaises tentent de le convaincre d’écourter, voire d’annuler, son étape dans le pays déchiré depuis deux ans par les violences.

November 10, 2015 (RUMBEK) - An unknown gunman killed a prison officer in South Sudan's Lakes state for reasons yet to be established, authorities disclosed on Tuesday.

A spokesperson for the prison service, Samuel Matoc Mathiang confirmed Deng Ring Malual's, describing the deceased as a very noble man who was dedicated to his job.

An investigation, he said, is underway to establish the motive behind the officer's murder.

“An uknown gunman killed our corporal, 1st Lt. Deng Ring Malual on Monday in our prison service farm located about 10 kilometers away from Rumbek town. His gun was taken away by the unknown assassin and we are putting all what we can to bring the suspect to justice, " said Mathiang, describing Malual as an officer who was very loyal.

The late Malual reportedly joined prison service in 2008 under the department of wardens and correctional service, but was later on promoted to become a garden monitor.

Meanwhile, Brigade General Deng Atem, urge Lakes state's rural communities to support the state government and fully cooperate to allow officers carry out effective services.

He appealed to communities near Gok-Akon to help track the police farm monitor's killer.

Lakes state has been blighted by conflict since South Sudan got independence in 2011 while citizens' calls for the removal of the caretaker governor have largely been ignored.

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Décidé à tout faire pour empêcher Marine Le Pen de prendre la région Picardie-Nord-Pas-de-Calais – celle où le Front national est selon lui le plus dangereux – le Premier ministre affirme à qui veut l’entendre...

Eurofighter has revealed that the integration of multiple new systems and capabilities onto their Typhoon fighter jet is now ‘well advanced’ and ‘delivering promising results’, with customers having recently tested the aircraft’s latest software suite in a

Every year the International Armoured Vehicles event brings together military practitioners, acquisition staffers, key decision makers, programme managers, technical experts, industrial suppliers and strategic leaders in the armoured vehicle domain to discuss capabilities and explore f

Lt Gen (Rtd) Sir Gary Coward KBE CB, returned to chair the International Armoured Vehicles conference in London in 2015. In this exclusive interview with Defence IQ , he reflects on the most interesting discussions emerging in the conference room and the key trends this market has seen

November 10, 2015 (WAU) – Authorities in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state announced on Tuesday the launch of it's weekly art and cultural activities, allowing artists and young writers to collectively share their creativeness and experiences.

The mayor of Wau town, who also doubles as the arts commission head, Alfred Derick Oya said the event to held every Thursday aims to restore cultural activities in the state.

“Today we are here in Wau's peace hall at the council of ministers and we are launching a weekly forum for art and culture and this weekly forum is actually one activity of the commission for arts and cultures which was recently launched at the state," said Oya.

"We are taking this opportunity in this forum to give perfectives of the commission so that the people know the warrant of the establishment, the vision, the mission, the objectives and the plans of action,” added the mayor.

Established by the state governor early this year, the commission for art and culture seeks to help young artists and writers develop by doing things in a professional way.

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November 10, 2015 (JUBA) - Mobile phone subscribers in South Sudan can now use their local sim cards in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda without acquiring new cards, an official said.

One of South Sudan's largest mobile phone network providers - Zain (ST)

"You don't need to remove your local card when you are visiting Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda”, said the telecommunications minister, Rebecca Joshua Okwaci.

“Today from here you can call Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda using your local sim card and you will be paying the same cost that you are paying when you are in Juba. The one network area is now operational between South Sudan and the three East African countries”, she added.

According to the minister, those using their South Sudanese numbers in these countriez would not incurr costs as rates would not change for Viva Cell, Gemtel, Zain and MTN.

The minister had just returned from the Rwandan capital, Kigali, after attending the just concluded Transform Africa Summit under the theme: ‘Accelerating digital innovation'.

According the South Sudanese telecommunications minister, the one network area, was a directive of the 5th Heads of State Summit held in Kenya in May 2014. Another summit held in Rwanda in July reportedly expressed satisfaction with progress as line ministries were directed to ensure immediate implementation of one network system in the region.

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November 10, 2015 (EL-FASHIR) - Two people were killed and six others injured Monday in clashes between farmers and camel herders in Amaray area in the locality of Kutum, North Darfur state.

UNAMID's Ethiopian peacekeepers interact with children while helping local communities with their farming activities in Korma, North Darfur. (UNAMID Photo).

Eyewitness told Sudan Tribune that a group of pastors entered their camels into the residents' farms leading to damaging large amounts of the crops, saying 2 cattle herders were killed and 3 others injured while one farmer was wounded in the clashes which erupted between the two sides following the incident.

He added the farmers seized 85 heads of camels belonging to the pastors to compensate those whose crops were damaged.

The same source stressed that clashes between farmers and camel herders would continue unless the government of North Darfur takes strict security measures to prevent them, pointing to tensions among the tribes residing in Kutum locality.

He expressed fear that the crisis would exacerbates if the government didn't address the incident quickly.

For the last two years, North Darfur has witnessed deadly clashes between Barti and Zayadia tribes.

The two tribes have given the governor of North Darfur, Abdel-Wahid Yossef a preliminary approval to hold a reconciliation conference to end the fighting and resolve their differences according to the local traditions and customs.

Tribal fighting has intensified in four of Darfur's five states during the past two years leading to thousands of deaths and injuries and forcing over 300,000 people to flee their homes.

They are usually triggered by land disputes, pasture rights and fighting over water resources. More than 7,000 people were killed in those clashes since 2007.

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