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Syria Army Announces Halt In Fighting In Parts of Ghouta

Syria's army announced Saturday a halt in fighting in parts of Eastern Ghouta after rebels and regime ally Russia...

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Egypt Kills 30 Extremists In Sinai

Egyptian forces have killed 30 extremists during several days of security operations in the Sinai Peninsula involving...

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A Humanitarian Hub In Boko Haram Territory

Mangoes and watermelons, prayer mats and Chinese-made utensils are again filling the stalls of Maiduguri's markets, as...

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Three Israelis Stabbed To Death In West Bank Settlement

A Palestinian broke into a home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank on Friday and stabbed four Israelis,...

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Angola Adopts Law Limiting Power of Future Presidents

Angola's parliament passed a law on Friday that will drastically limit the powers of the country's future presidents in...

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Indian Troops Open Fire On Kashmir Protesters, Killing One

The Indian army opened fire on a group of stone-throwing protesters Friday, killing one youth and injuring another in...

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Jihadist-Rebel Clashes Intensify In Syria’s Idlib

Clashes in Syria's Idlib province between a powerful jihadist group and a key rebel faction intensified overnight,...

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Israel, Palestinians Brace For More Unrest At Holy Site

Israel's army boosted security Thursday and braced for possibile unrest on the eve of the main weekly Muslim prayers...

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Rebel Ambush Kills 28 Regime Fighters Near Damascus

At least 28 Syrian government soldiers and pro-regime fighters were killed Wednesday in a rebel ambush in the Eastern...

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Israel Boosts Security Over Tensions At Religious Site

Israel's army has been boosting its forces ahead of possible unrest over new security measures at a sensitive holy site...

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Peace Deal Eludes Senegal’s Casamance, 35 Years On

In Senegal's southern Casamance region, new houses dot a landscape once dominated by abandoned ruins full of bullet...

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Rising Anti-Refugee Sentiment Stirs Concern In Lebanon

An attack on Lebanese troops raiding a Syrian refugee camp has stirred violent debate and polarised opinions, with...

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S.Sudan Clashes Force Patients, Doctors To Flee Hospital

Thouk Reath, 19, was recovering from a leg amputation after being shot in fighting in northeastern South Sudan when the...

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Seven Killed As India Floods Death Toll Rises To 83

The death toll from severe monsoon flooding across India rose to at least 83 with seven more fatalities confirmed in...

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Egypt Police Trap and Kill Top Militants

Egyptian police have killed two leaders of the Hasam militia in a shootout after intercepting them as they relocated to...

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Two Suspected Rebels, Indian Soldier Killed In Kashmir

Two suspected rebels and an Indian soldier were killed Tuesday in disputed Kashmir along the de facto border with...

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Lebanon Army To Act Against Militants Near Border

Lebanese security forces will launch an operation against militants near informal refugee camps in the country's east...

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Arrested Myanmar Journalists Slam Army Over Free Speech

Three Myanmar journalists who are facing jail for their reporting accused the army on Tuesday of trying to silence the...

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Cornered By Poverty, Stalked By Violence

Hemmed in by Myanmar security forces and menaced by abductions and killings, Rohingya Muslims in a conflict-scarred...