Israeli Police Block Entries To Several Cities, Beef Up Security To Thwart Violence - UrduPoint

Israeli police are getting ready to prevent a new wave of unrest across the country by blocking entries to certain cities, imposing curfews and deploying additional units to maintain public order, police press service said on Thursday.

Raqqa 80 percent “uninhabitable”: US-backed Syrian militias prioritize clearing landmines

The civilian council of Raqqa, created by United States-backed Syrian militias, is giving priority to removing landmines left behind by the Islamic State terror organization in the Syrian city, a key member of the council told EFE on Friday.

European Cities Ramp up Security with New Barriers to Protect People from Terrorists

Authorities in several European cities decided to compromise the aesthetic look of some of their most beautiful sites to provide additional security to residents and tourists in the wake of recent terrorist vehicle attacks.

700,000 people remain in Syria’s Aleppo : "It was a large city with over 2 million residents before the war."

Some 700,000 residents remain in the Syrian city of Aleppo, according to Russian Defense Ministry assessments, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said Monday.

Raging Canada fires now threaten second province - official

Wildfires that ravaged a vast area of western Canada's Alberta province now are threatening a neighboring region, authorities said Sunday, as the inferno -- which doubled in sized in the space of a day -- continued its advance.

Canadian wildfire grows tenfold in size

A massive wildfire that has forced all 88,000 residents to flee Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada has exploded tenfold in size.

Canada steps up efforts to battle Alberta wildfire

Canada is responding at a nationwide level to fight the "catastrophic" wildfire in northern Alberta which caused the largest evacuation in the province's history, officials said Wednesday.

Syrian authorities in control of considerable part of country — Russian defense ministry

 A considerable part of Syria’s territory is under government control, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Friday.

Erdogan mulls giant ‘refugee city’ in north Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested building a new city in northern Syria to house some of the millions of refugees escaping the country’s civil war, reports said Saturday.

UN to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to 3 Besieged Syrian Cities

The Syrian government on Thursday agreed to allow the United Nations to deliver humanitarian aid to three besieged Syrian cities, the UN said in a statement.

Fukushima: Japan lifts town’s evacuation order. It is seen as a pilot case for nearby areas

The Japanese government on Saturday lifted the evacuation order for the first town near the crippled Fukushima reactors, more than four years after ordering mass relocations near the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant.