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EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT A man crouches down after recognizing one of the victims, amongst five dead bodies found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Witnesses say seven people have been killed in Burundi's capital Wednesday, in violence associated with turmoil over President Pierre Nkurunziza's extension of his term in office, with one witness saying people dressed in police uniforms pulled five people from their houses in the Cibitoke neighborhood and shot them dead Wednesday morning. (AP Photo)

zens of corpses lie in streets of Burundi

EDS NOTE: GRAPHIC CONTENT A man crouches down after recognizing one of the victims, amongst five dead bodies found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015. Witnesses say seven people have been killed in Burundi's capital Wednesday, in violence associated with turmoil over President Pierre Nkurunziza's extension of his term in office, with one witness saying people dressed in police...

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Kuwait to continue fight against terrorism: MP

KUWAIT: Kuwait will continue exerting efforts in the fight against terrorism and drying up origins of its resources, said a member of a Kuwaiti delegation currently on a mission in Cambodia. MP Dr Ouda Al-Rowaie affirmed that Kuwait had joined more than 11 international treaties for combating terrorism, also noting the National Constitution stipulates the state abidance by accords with other states and organizations.He was addressing the...

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Gov't seeks setting up national catastrophe-prevention apparatus

KUWAIT: The cabinet is mulling the notion of establishing a catastrophe prevention apparatus that can activate measures to withstand the onset of either natural or man-made disasters in the country, said an official on Thursday.Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of Electricity and Water Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah made this statement to reporters after having attended the annual exercise dubbed 'Shamel 2'...

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Court sets Jan 12 to deliver verdict in terror cell case

KUWAIT: Kuwait Criminal Court on Thursday set January 12, 2016 as the date for a verdict-delivering session in the terror cell known as 'Al-Abdali,' in which 26 people are being tried over possession of huge amounts of weaponry and ammunition, as well as espionage for Iran and Hezbollah.On Thursday's session, the court allowed defense lawyers to deliver their final statement. During last Tuesday's session, the testimony of the witness Athby...

Activists hold a banner reading 'No peace without climate justice' in front of a giant polar beer puppet called Aurora by environmental organization Greenpeace during a demonstration at the venue of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 11, 2015. The COP21 was supposed to finish on December 11, but the final deal of the 195-nation conference on global warming was extended another day after ministers failed to bridge deep divides during a second consecutive all-night round of negotiations. / AFP / MIGUEL MEDINA

Global climate talks stumble towards end - Deal 'sure', but pitfalls ahead

Activists hold a banner reading 'No peace without climate justice' in front of a giant polar beer puppet called Aurora by environmental organization Greenpeace during a demonstration at the venue of the COP21 United Nations climate change conference in Le Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 11, 2015. The COP21 was supposed to finish on December 11, but the final deal of the 195-nation conference on global warming was extended another...

Davy Klaassen (L) and Mitchell Dijks (R) of Ajax Amsterdam duels with Mattias Mostrom of Molde FK during the UEFA Europa League football match in Amsterdam,on December 10 2015. / AFP / ANP / Olaf KRAAK / Netherlands OUT

4-times Champions Ajax exit Europa - Lamela hits Tottenham treble; Liverpool take top spot

Davy Klaassen (L) and Mitchell Dijks (R) of Ajax Amsterdam duels with Mattias Mostrom of Molde FK during the UEFA Europa League football match in Amsterdam,on December 10 2015. / AFP / ANP / Olaf KRAAK / Netherlands OUTLONDON: Four-times European Champions Ajax Amsterdam were felled at the first hurdle of the continent's second tier Europa League on Thursday, exiting in the group stage two days after rivals PSV Eindhoven celebrated long-awaited...

A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)on December 10, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz (R) listening to a member of the Syrian opposition during their meeting in Riyadh. / AFP / SPA / HO

Syrian oppn to meet govt for talks - No part for Assad and aides

A picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)on December 10, 2015 shows Saudi King Salman bin Abdelaziz (R) listening to a member of the Syrian opposition during their meeting in Riyadh. / AFP / SPA / HORIYADH: A joint team of Syria's political and armed opposition will meet the government next month for talks seeking a political solution to nearly five years of conflict, the chairman of a Saudi-hosted opposition conference said on Friday....

The mother of Uday Jihad Irshaid, a 22-year-old Palestinian man who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, mourns during his funeral in Hebron on December 11, 2015. Three Palestinians were killed on December 11 in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, one after allegedly attempting to run down Israeli soldiers and two in clashes with troops. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADER

3 Palestinians killed in West Bank, Gaza - Israeli troops use live rounds

The mother of Uday Jihad Irshaid, a 22-year-old Palestinian man who was killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank city of Hebron, mourns during his funeral in Hebron on December 11, 2015. Three Palestinians were killed on December 11 in the occupied West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, one after allegedly attempting to run down Israeli soldiers and two in clashes with troops. AFP PHOTO / HAZEM BADERHALHUL: Three...

TOPSHOT - A deputy from the Ukrainian President's political party attacks Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) during the annual report of the government in the Ukrainian Parliament on December 11,2015. / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY

Ukrainian lawmaker manhandles premier - Rowdy scenes in parliament

TOPSHOT - A deputy from the Ukrainian President's political party attacks Ukrainian Prime minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk (R) during the annual report of the government in the Ukrainian Parliament on December 11,2015. / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKYKIEV: Fighting broke out among members of Ukraine's ruling coalition yesterday after a member of President Petro Poroshenko's bloc physically picked up Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk and pulled him from the...

TOPSHOT - South Korean Vice Unification Minister Hwang Boo-Gi (L), Seoul's chief delegate for high-level talks with North Korea, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Jon Jong-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong joint industrial zone on the North Korean side of the border on December 11, 2015. North and South Korea sat down to rare, high-level talks on December 11, with each side looking to wrestle concessions from the other on stalled cross-border programmes in which both their leaders have a political stake. REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT AFP PHOTO / KOREA POOL / AFP / KOREA POOL / KOREA POOL

Two Koreas hold high-level talks - Neighbors seek to ease tensions

TOPSHOT - South Korean Vice Unification Minister Hwang Boo-Gi (L), Seoul's chief delegate for high-level talks with North Korea, shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Jon Jong-Su (R) during their meeting at the Kaesong joint industrial zone on the North Korean side of the border on December 11, 2015. North and South Korea sat down to rare, high-level talks on December 11, with each side looking to wrestle concessions from the other on...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets Georgina Zires, center, Madeleine Jamkossian, second right, and her father Kevork Jamkossian, refugees fleeing from Syria, as they arrive at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The first Canadian government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto late Thursday. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Canada welcomes first Syria refugees - Trudeau at airport to greet arrivals

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, greets Georgina Zires, center, Madeleine Jamkossian, second right, and her father Kevork Jamkossian, refugees fleeing from Syria, as they arrive at Pearson International airport, in Toronto, on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The first Canadian government plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Toronto late Thursday. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDITOTTAWA: Canada welcomed 163 Syrian...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, a young boy joins other onlookers at the scene where five dead bodies, seen behind, were found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi. Burundi's military spokesman said Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 that a number of members of a group that attacked three military camps in a bid to steal weapons and free prisoners were killed, with other attackers arrested, as gunfire and explosions rocked the capital, frightening civilians who hid in their homes. (AP Photo/File)

Attacks on military bases in Bujumbura - 12 insurgents killed

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015 file photo, a young boy joins other onlookers at the scene where five dead bodies, seen behind, were found in a street in the Cibitoke neighborhood of the capital Bujumbura, Burundi. Burundi's military spokesman said Friday, Dec. 11, 2015 that a number of members of a group that attacked three military camps in a bid to steal weapons and free prisoners were killed, with other attackers arrested, as gunfire...

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