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Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’
September 1, 2014
Dozens of Turkish police detained over ‘anti-government plot’
Dozens of Turkish police officers, including a former chief of a police financial unit, were detained on Monday in a…
Pakistan anti-PM protesters storm state TV
September 1, 2014
Pakistan anti-PM protesters storm state TV
Hundreds of protesters trying to topple Pakistan's government stormed the state broadcaster on Monday as fresh clashes with police broke…
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
August 31, 2014
Officials: Iraqi forces break two-month siege of Amerli
Iraqi security forces backed by Shia militias on Sunday broke the two-month siege of Amerli by Islamic State militants and…
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army
August 31, 2014
Israel plans to expropriate 400 hectares of West Bank: army
Israel announced plans on Sunday to expropriate 400 hectares (988 acres) of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the…
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
August 31, 2014
Fiji says no word on location of UN peacekeepers seized in Golan Heights
The head of the Fijian army said on Sunday negotiations for the release of 44 soldiers seized by an al…
Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions
August 31, 2014
Ukraine says Russian tanks flatten town; EU to threaten more sanctions
Ukraine said Russian tanks had flattened a small border town and pro-Russian rebels had made fresh gains in its east,…
Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue
August 31, 2014
Pressure mounts on Pakistan leader to quit as protests continue
Thousands of protesters massed outside the residence of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday to demand he step down,…
20 miners rescued, five still missing in Nicaragua collapse
August 30, 2014
20 miners rescued, five still missing in Nicaragua collapse
Twenty miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours have been rescued after a cave-in at an unlicensed gold mine…
Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal, riots break out in Guinea
August 30, 2014
Ebola outbreak reaches Senegal, riots break out in Guinea
The West African state of Senegal became the fifth country to be hit by the world's worst Ebola outbreak on…
UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped
August 29, 2014
UN says 43 Golan peacekeepers seized by Syria militants, 81 trapped
Militants fighting the Syrian army have detained 43 UN peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and trapped another 81 in…