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Thousands of Yemenis stage biggest anti-Houthi protest in Sanaa

Thousands of Yemenis stage biggest anti-Houthi protest in Sanaa

Thousands of Yemenis took to the streets on Saturday in the biggest demonstration yet against the Houthi group that dominates…
Security sources: Boko Haram gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria’s northeast: security sources

Security sources: Boko Haram gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria’s northeast: security sources

Boko Haram gunmen killed 15 people including a village leader near Maiduguri, the heartland of the Islamist group blamed for…
Japan vows to ‘never give up’ search for IS hostages

Japan vows to ‘never give up’ search for IS hostages

Japan on Saturday vowed to "never give up" its struggle to save two Japanese hostages held captive by Islamic State…
Auschwitz: enduring testament to Nazi horrors

Auschwitz: enduring testament to Nazi horrors

The Auschwitz concentration camp, one of the most haunting symbols of the horrors of Nazism, is today a firm fixture…
Clashes with gunmen on Syria border kill 5 Lebanese troops

Clashes with gunmen on Syria border kill 5 Lebanese troops

The Lebanese military said in a statement late Friday that five troops, including an officer, were killed in clashes with…
Yemen suffers power vacuum after president, premier quit

Yemen suffers power vacuum after president, premier quit

 Yemen drifted deeper into political limbo on Friday after President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi resigned in exasperation at a Houthi rebel…
Rosetta reveals new details about comet

Rosetta reveals new details about comet

The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, which sent the Philae lander onto a comet's surface in November, has revealed unexpected…
Saudi rights still urgent issue after king’s death, says Amnesty

Saudi rights still urgent issue after king’s death, says Amnesty

As the world's powerful mourn the deceased Saudi King Abdullah, don't forget about the horrors inflicted on blogger Raef Badawi,…
Israel ready for Hezbollah retaliation, says defence minister

Israel ready for Hezbollah retaliation, says defence minister

Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said Friday that Israel was prepared for any retaliation by Hezbollah, after it carried out a…
New Saudi king seen holding line on OPEC policy to keep oil output high

New Saudi king seen holding line on OPEC policy to keep oil output high

 Saudi Arabia's new king is expected to continue a policy of keeping oil output steady to drive out rival producers,…
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