Blinken asks Erdogan for protection of Syria civilians

ANKARA, Dec 13: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Syrian civilians need to be protected after Ankara-backed Islamists overthrew the Damascus government.

Niger junta suspends BBC for three months

NIAMEY, Dec 13 : Niger on Thursday announced it was suspending BBC radio for three months, with the British broadcaster joining the growing list of Western media sanctioned by military juntas in the Sahel.