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Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10

Saudi officials says fire in capital kills 10

Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense says 10 people have died in a fire at a carpentry workshop in the capital, Riyadh.…
Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase

Kurds block Iraqi forces access to Kirkuk’s oil fields, airbase

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters rejected a warning from an Iraqi paramilitary force to withdraw from a strategic junction south of Kirkuk,…
Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad

Iran’s Soleimani arrives in Kurdish region for talks about crisis with Baghdad

Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani has arrived in Iraq’s Kurdistan region for talks about the escalating crisis between the Kurdish…
Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife

Freed hostage says Taliban faction murdered his baby, raped wife

Freed hostage Joshua Boyle has told public broadcaster CBC his children are exploring their new home in Canada but are…
‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end

‘Islamic State’ (IS) fighters evacuate as battle for Raqqa nears end

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), an alliance of Kurdish and Arab militias, were battling Sunday the last “Islamic State”…
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires

Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires

The Kurdish forces were given a deadline of 2 a.m. local time Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday) to surrender their positions and return…
Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers

Bomb kills four Pakistani troops searching for kidnappers

A bomb Sunday killed four Pakistani soldiers as they searched for militants linked to the kidnapping of a US-Canadian family…
Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate

Yemen’s ex-president Saleh stable after Russian medics operate

Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has had a successful operation at a Sanaa hospital after a Russian medical team was…
Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu

Turkey orders detention of 100 former police officers in post-coup probe: Anadolu

Turkish authorities issued detention warrants on Saturday for 100 former police officers and have so far detained 63 of them,…
Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain

Pakistan’s hostage rescue hailed, but tensions with US remain

The freeing of a hostage US-Canadian family by Pakistan’s army has been hailed by officials as a positive step in…
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