Clashes erupt as France dismantles Calais refugee camp

A migrant looks at shacks burning during the dismantling of half of the "Jungle" migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais, on February 29, 2016. (AFP)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • A bomb blast hits the western outskirts of the Iraqi capital, killing several security forces, hour after another terrorist attack left scores of casualties in Diyala province.
     
  • Syria accuses Saudi Arabia of attempting to thwart a ceasefire in the war-ravaged country as Russia voices concern over Turkey’s military buildup along the Syrian border.
     
  • Thousands of asylum seekers remain stranded in Greece at the Macedonian border, as in France, police clash with refugees over the demolition of their shelter.
     
  • Israel continues to intimidate and violate the rights of Palestinians by kidnapping more people across the occupied territories amid international silence.
     
  • The leader of Spain’s anti-austerity Podemos party says he has rejected a coalition proposal from the Socialist party.

 


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