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The escalated insurgent violence in Iraq and Syria hax triggered a new form of terror known as ?lone wolf? attacks, the head of the UN refugee agency says, warning against the impact of crises in the region The tragedies in Syria and Iraq are the source of ?a new form of terror,? the U.N.

The Turkish seismic vessel Barbaros re-entered Cyprus?s Exclusive Economic Zone on Wednesday following its withdrawal from the area at the end of last month, prompting anger in Nicosia and Athens and a heightening of tensions in the region.

U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has accepted the request by Palestine to join the International Criminal Court, a move that would open the way for war crimes complaints against Israel.

The decision grants the Hague-based ICC jurisdiction to open cases starting April 1 on serious crimes committed in the Palestinian territories, despite fierce opposition from Israel and the United States.

GRACANICA - The Serb National Forum (SNF) from Kosovo-Metohija (KiM) sent an open letter to Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic requesting that the Forum should be included in the drafting of the platform on the southern Serbian province which was recently announced by the head of state.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has ?harshly condemned? a statement allegedly released by the Libyan Air Forces threatening that all Turkish civilian and military planes would be shot down if they entered Libyan airspace.

An Islamist militant considered one of the main recruiters of foreigners to the jihadist fight against government forces in Syria was convicted in absentia to three years in prison in France on Jan. 7.

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon announced that Palestine will join the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1.

This will provide Palestine with the opportunity to file war-crimes suits against Israel, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Syrians have overtaken Afghans as the largest refugee population aside from Palestinians, fleeing to more than 100 countries to escape war in their homeland, the United Nations said on Jan. 7.
   

Syria?s ambassador to the United Nations, Bashar Jaafari, has written a letter to the U.N. Security Council, as reported by agencies on Jan. 5, in order to complain about some serious violations of the country's borders.

About 51.2 million people have been displaced since World War II, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres said on Jan. 6, noting the current figures for displaced people are the highest they have ever been.