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Azaz tries to rebuild after Assad regime bombardment
27/09/2012 - International report

Azaz tries to rebuild after Assad regime bombardment

The town of Azaz sits on the Syrian border with Turkey, just 15 kilometres from the nearest Turkish town of Kilis.

26/09/2012 - Report: Syria - Turkey

Thousands of Syrian refugees trapped at Turkish border

Ashort walk is all it takes to cross the border from Syria into southern Turkey.

Syrians wait to flee to Turkey
26/09/2012 - International report

Syrians wait to flee to Turkey

In the first of a two-part report, RFI visits the refugee camp in Azaz, where Syrians are waiting to flee into Turkey.

23/09/2012 - France

Bastia football boss accuses French police of post-match violence

The boss of the Corsican football team Sporting Club de Bastia has accused French police of provoking violence after Saturday’s match against Paris St Germain.

23/09/2012

French weekly magazines review

This week French magazines are all about the ravages of the amateur video mocking the Prophet Mohammed that has enraged Muslims the world over.

Police at scene of blast, 20 September 2012
21/09/2012 - Report: Somalia

Mogadishu café suicide bomb kills 15

15 people were killed and at least 20 more injured in a suicide bomb attack in a Mogadishu café on Thursday, according to witnesses .

20/09/2012 - Report: Syria

Civilians under fire in Syria's villages

While the fighting continues to rage on the streets of Syria’s second city, Aleppo, the residents of towns in the countryside north of the city continue to suffer regular shelling.

Thousands flee Aleppo fighting
20/09/2012 - International report

Thousands flee Aleppo fighting

The uprising in Syria has forced an estimated 100,000 refugees across borders to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq during August.

Mass graves discovered in Kenya's Tana River region
19/09/2012 - African news explained

Mass graves discovered in Kenya's Tana River region

Two mass graves were discovered in Kenya's Tana River region earlier this week. The area has been rocked by weeks of fighting between two ethnic groups.

Disused transit point on the Syrian side of the border that now houses thousands of refugees who are waiting to cross into Turkey.
17/09/2012 - Report: Syria -Turkey

Thousands flee to Turkey as Syria bloodshed continues

The continued conflict in Syria’s northern areas of Aleppo and Idlib province is driving increasing numbers into neighbouring Turkey, with many desperate to find work.

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