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Kerry calls for new three-year war powers to fight IS
December 10, 2014
Kerry calls for new three-year war powers to fight IS
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged lawmakers to adopt a new legal authorization to underpin military action against…
Kerry calls for new three-year war powers to fight IS
December 10, 2014
Kerry calls for new three-year war powers to fight IS
US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged lawmakers to adopt a new legal authorization to underpin military action against…
Palestinian official dies ‘after beating by Israeli forces’
December 10, 2014
Palestinian official dies ‘after beating by Israeli forces’
A senior Palestinian official died Wednesday after being beaten by Israeli forces during a protest march in the West Bank,…
CPJ:Three Syrian journalists killed in missile attack
December 10, 2014
CPJ:Three Syrian journalists killed in missile attack
Three journalists from the Syrian opposition television channel Orient News were killed in the southwest of the country when a missile…
Last French hostage arrives home after 3 years
December 10, 2014
Last French hostage arrives home after 3 years
France's last remaining hostage, Serge Lazarevic, arrived home Wednesday after three years at the hands of Islamist militants, to be…
UN: Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe
December 10, 2014
UN: Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe
More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN refugee agency said…
Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists
December 9, 2014
Amnesty: Saudi extends detention of women driving activists
Saudi authorities have extended the detention of two women's rights activists, one of whom tried to drive into the kingdom…
Jihadists say ‘gay’ thrown off rooftop
December 9, 2014
Jihadists say ‘gay’ thrown off rooftop
The Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday posted photographs appearing to show jihadists throw a "gay" off…
Sudan ceasefire talks end without deal as violence increases
December 9, 2014
Sudan ceasefire talks end without deal as violence increases
The Sudanese government and rebels said they failed to agree on a ceasefire as three weeks of negotiations to end…
Islamic extremism, oil slump to dominate Doha Gulf summit
December 9, 2014
Islamic extremism, oil slump to dominate Doha Gulf summit
Leaders of energy-rich Gulf monarchies meet on Tuesday to hammer out a common strategy to fight the threat from Islamic…