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Israeli Warplanes Hit Targets In Syria As Tensions Flare

Israeli warplanes struck several targets in Syria early Friday, prompting retaliatory missiles launches, in the most...

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US Claims Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque Where 46 Killed

The US said it carried out an air strike in Syria against an Al-Qaeda meeting but denied deliberately targeting a...

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Israel Carries Out Air Strikes On Syria

Israeli aircraft carried out several strikes on Syria overnight, prompting the launch of ground-to-air missiles in...

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Palestinian Police Wage War On Stolen Israeli Car Traffic

At the police officer's gesture, the bulldozer smashes its shovel into a blue Hyundai -- the latest of thousands of...

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US Claims Deadly Syria Strike, Denies Targeting Mosque

The US military said it carried out a deadly air strike on an Al-Qaeda meeting in northern Syria and would investigate...

International

UN Sounds Alarm Over Foreign Aid Cuts

US President Donald Trump is seeking to reduce his country's contribution to UN programmes, as part of cuts to funding...

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Japan Launches Latest North Korea Spy Satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite on Friday, the country's space agency said, as the region grows increasingly uneasy...

International

Sierra Leone Pastor Finds Huge 706-Carat Diamond

A pastor in Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, according to the government, in one of the largest precious...

International

‘Pirates’ Release Vessel Without Ransom

The EU anti-piracy naval force pictured off the coast of Mogadishu in 2013 Somali pirates who hijacked an oil tanker...

International

Air Raid On Mosque Near Aleppo ‘kills Dozens’

Dozens of people have been killed after fighter jets struck a packed mosque during prayer time in a rebel-held village...

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Somali Pirates Release Captured Oil Tanker, Hostages

Somali pirates handed over on Thursday an oil tanker and eight Sri Lankan hostages just days after capturing the...

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Israel Brands Palestinian Fund ‘terrorist’ Organisation

Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday labelled the Palestinian National Fund, which provides...

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Key Forces Battling For Control In Libya

Dozens of armed factions have battled for control of oil-rich Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer...

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Sierra Leone Pastor Unearths 706-Carat Diamond

A pastor working in the mines of eastern Sierra Leone has unearthed a 706-carat diamond, a discovery that experts said...

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Conjoined Twin Sisters Born In West Bank Share One Heart

A Palestinian woman gave birth on Thursday to conjoined twin sisters who share a heart, her husband said, as he...

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Ghana Armed Forces Extends 2017 Recruitment Exercise

The Ghana Armed Forces says it intends to reopen its 2017 recruitment exercise to enable additional candidates apply...

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Trump Envoy Meets Israeli Settlers In Unusual Move

A top adviser to US President Donald Trump met Israeli settler leaders Thursday in an unusual move that may raise fresh...

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Palestinian Leader Abbas Says Trump Brings Hope For ‘peace’

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he hopes recent meetings with US President Donald Trump's team lead to...

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Namibia Lodges Colonial-Era Claim Against Germany In NY Court

More than a century after a long-hushed genocide took place in Namibia while under German colonial rule, descendants of...