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The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who…

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in west Africa has risen to 7,693 out of 19,695 cases recorded, the…

An Egyptian Coptic Christian teenager abducted in Libya by armed men who killed her parents has been found dead, a…

A roadside bomb struck an Egyptian army vehicle late Thursday killing an officer and a soldier in the insurgent flashpoint…

Europe will be "vulnerable" if it does not regard viruses as a "national security issue" like the United States, the…

A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in central Turkey for "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by accusing him…

A knife-wielding Palestinian wounded two Israeli police officers on Friday in Jerusalem's Old City, the scene of months of tensions,…

For 40-year-old Ghassan, who shares a small, damp Baghdad classroom with nine relatives, Christmas this year is offering little to…

At least 19 soldiers were killed in clashes with Islamist militia on Thursday in eastern Libya, where an oil tank…

Saudi Arabia, the world's largest crude exporter, on Thursday announced a 2015 budget with a huge $38.6 billion deficit due…