Daily International News February 24, 2015 From VOAnews.com |
 Activists: IS Kidnaps 90 Assyrian Christians US-led coalition targets Islamic State militants in Hassakeh province, where kidnappings occurred, in northeastern Syria More  IS Broadens Fundraising as Oil Revenue Falls Analysts say jihadist group has many other ways to finance itself, including securing ransom for hostages More  Ukraine Rebels Say Weapons Pullback Under Way Foreign ministers of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France meet to discuss truce, OSCE monitors to brief UN Security Council on situation on ground More  At Least 27 Killed in Nigeria Blasts No one has yet claimed responsibility for Potsikum and Kano bombings, which bear hallmarks of Islamist militant group Boko Haram More  Lesotho Poll – Answer to Country’s Chronic Instability? General election being called more than two years early as part of efforts to restore stability after attempted coup in August More  UN Issues Plea for Central Africa Refugees Weak funding limits humanitarian assistance as conditions slip for Central African refugees in Cameroon More  North Korea’s Ebola Restrictions Impede Economic Growth for Political Gain Local media have suggested Ebola was created by the US military as a biological weapon More  In Cambodia, Dozens of Montagnard Asylum-seekers Remain in Hiding In recent months dozens of ethnic minority Montagnard people from Vietnam have crossed border into Cambodia complaining of harassment by Vietnamese authorities More  Myanmar Warns Workers to End Strikes Industrial zones have become a focus of the country’s fledgling workers' rights movement More  US Immigration Dispute Threatens Security Agency Shutdown Republican-controlled Congress denying funding for Department of Homeland Security in effort to block immigration policies pushed by White House More |
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