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Thirty Ukrainian troops possibly killed in rebel missile attack: government adviser
July 11, 2014
Thirty Ukrainian troops possibly killed in rebel missile attack: government adviser
A rebel attack with Grad missiles on a Ukrainian post on the border with Russia on Friday may have killed…
Gaza bloodshed spirals as US offers to broker truce
July 11, 2014
Gaza bloodshed spirals as US offers to broker truce
Israeli warplanes kept up their bombing of Gaza on Friday as Hamas rockets set sirens wailing, raising fears the conflict…
Seized nuclear material in Iraq ‘low grade’: IAEA
July 10, 2014
Seized nuclear material in Iraq ‘low grade’: IAEA
The UN atomic agency said on Thursday it believed nuclear material Iraq said had been seized by insurgents was "low…
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in further clashes in the east
July 10, 2014
Three Ukrainian soldiers killed in further clashes in the east
Three Ukrainian soldiers have been killed and 27 wounded in clashes with pro-Russian separatist rebels in the east of the…
War-torn South Sudan marks third anniversary as famine looms
July 9, 2014
War-torn South Sudan marks third anniversary as famine looms
South Sudan marks its third anniversary of independence on Wednesday, with civil war raging, the young nation divided by ethnic…
US lab: Kidnapped Israelis shot 10 times with silenced gun
July 9, 2014
US lab: Kidnapped Israelis shot 10 times with silenced gun
Three Israeli teenagers who were abducted by Palestinians in the occupied West Bank last month were shot at least 10…
Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leader
July 9, 2014
Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leader
The Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, on Wednesday elected Saudi-based Syrian…
Hamas rockets land deep in Israel as it bombards Gaza Strip
July 9, 2014
Hamas rockets land deep in Israel as it bombards Gaza Strip
Militants in Gaza fired more rockets at Tel Aviv on Wednesday, targeting Israel's heartland after Israeli attacks in the enclave…
Iraq forces find 53 corpses south of Baghdad
July 9, 2014
Iraq forces find 53 corpses south of Baghdad
Iraqi security forces found the bodies Wednesday of 53 men who had been bound and executed in a confessionally mixed…
Supporters of Afghanistan’s Abdullah rally after disputed vote
July 8, 2014
Supporters of Afghanistan’s Abdullah rally after disputed vote
Thousands of supporters of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah rallied in central Kabul on Tuesday in a gesture of defiance…