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Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting far-right Jew

Israeli police kill Palestinian suspected of shooting far-right Jew

Israeli police shot dead a Palestinian on Thursday after he fired at them resisting arrest in East Jerusalem hours after…
Tunisia’s main secular party wins most seats

Tunisia’s main secular party wins most seats

Tunisia's main secular party Nidaa Tounes won 85 seats in the new 217-member parliament in Sunday's election, while the Islamist…
Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for first time since 2002

Israel closes Al-Aqsa Mosque for first time since 2002

Israel took the rare step of totally closing Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque in the face of visitors of all faiths, a…
Tunisian Islamists concede election defeat to secular party

Tunisian Islamists concede election defeat to secular party

Tunisia's Ennahda party, the first Islamist movement to secure power after the 2011 "Arab Spring" revolts, conceded defeat on Monday…
Zambia’s president, ‘King Cobra’ Sata, dies in London

Zambia’s president, ‘King Cobra’ Sata, dies in London

Zambian President Michael Sata, an abrasive figure nicknamed 'King Cobra' because of his venomous tongue, has died in London where…
Libya near ‘point of no return’, UN says as fighting toll rises

Libya near ‘point of no return’, UN says as fighting toll rises

Factional warfare in Libya is pushing the oil producer "very close to the point of no return", the UN special…
Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State

Iraqi peshmerga fighters head for Syria to fight Islamic State

Iraqi peshmerga fighters headed for the Syrian town of Kobani on Tuesday to help fellow Kurds repel an Islamic State advance…
Twitter users and engagement disappoint, shares dive

Twitter users and engagement disappoint, shares dive

Twitter Inc posted a disappointing 7 percent slide in a closely watched measure of engagement even though its user base…
Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen south of Iraqi capital

Suicide bomber kills 27 militiamen south of Iraqi capital

A suicide bomber killed at least 27 Shi'ite militiamen outside the Iraqi town of Jurf al-Sakhar on Monday after security…
Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani

Turkish PM: Only Syrian opposition and peshmerga can save Kobani

Turkey cannot be expected to send troops to defend the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani and only Iraqi Kurdish…
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