S Korea to indemnify families of Sewol ferry disaster victims
South Korea has announced plans to compensate the
families of over 300 victims who lost their lives in the Sewol ferry
tragedy last year. On Wednesday, the government said the families of
the 11 teachers who died in the ferry disaster will each receive
about 760 million Korean won, or about USD 688,000,
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Hezbollah hits ISIL base in Syria's Qalamoun region
Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance
movement have pounded a base run by ISIL Takfiri militants in
Syria’s mountainous Qalamoun region along the border with
neighboring Lebanon. A Lebanese security source, speaking on
condition of anonymity, told Beirut-based English-language newspaper
The Daily Star that Hezbollah fighters lobbed three rockets at the
base in Khachaat area of the region,
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100s of Greek pensioners stage anti-austerity protests
Hundreds of Greek pensioners have taken to the
streets in several cities across the country to show their anger at
austerity measures in the debt-ridden nation. The largest of the
Wednesday protest rallies was held in the capital city of Athens,
where protesters marched to the Labor Ministry.Chanting
anti-government slogans,
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