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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday laid direct blame for two attacks against Israeli embassies in India and Georgia on Iran and Lebanese Shiite armed group Hezbollah.

Two explosions boomed through a busy neighborhood in the Thai capital Tuesday, police said, but it was not immediately clear what caused the blasts or whether there were any fatalities.

Security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades at protesters who gathered ahead of the first anniversary of the start of pro-democracy demonstrations in the Gulf kingdom on Tuesday.

China has promised to help resolve the eurozone’s debt crisis, after talks with EU leaders in Beijing.

Violent confrontations between the civilian population and officers from the Cote d’Ivoire Republican Forces (FRCI) erupted on Sunday in the eastern area of Arrah casuing many to flee their homes for safety, local residents told Xinhua on Tuesday.

A purported spokesman for Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists late Monday threatened the group would soon launch attacks on mobile telephone firms for their alleged complicity with security agents.

Environmental ministers from across the globe are due to meet in Nairobi from next week for the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council, officials said on Monday.