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Palestinians halt 62-day hunger strike after deal
June 25, 2014
Palestinians halt 62-day hunger strike after deal
Dozens of Palestinian prisoners who had refused food for 62 days have suspended their hunger strike after reaching a deal…
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
June 25, 2014
Afghan troops kill 100 Taliban during five-day battle in Helmand
More than 800 Taliban insurgents have launched a major offensive in southern Afghanistan to try to gain territory recently vacated…
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
June 25, 2014
Syrian Qaeda wing pledges allegiance to ISIL in border town
Syria's al Qaeda wing has pledged allegiance to rival group the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in…
Russia’s Putin renounces right to send troops to Ukraine: Kremlin
June 24, 2014
Russia’s Putin renounces right to send troops to Ukraine: Kremlin
President Vladimir Putin asked Russia's upper house on Tuesday to revoke the right it had granted him to order a…
Ukraine government reports rebel attacks despite ceasefire
June 24, 2014
Ukraine government reports rebel attacks despite ceasefire
Ukrainian government forces accused pro-Russian separatists of firing on Ukrainian military checkpoints in several parts of the east on Monday…
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
June 24, 2014
Kerry in Kurdistan to urge leaders to be part of national government
US Secretary of State John Kerry was in Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to urge its leaders not to withdraw from…
Israel says Assad forces behind Golan attack that killed boy
June 24, 2014
Israel says Assad forces behind Golan attack that killed boy
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were responsible for an attack…
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
June 23, 2014
Strategic north Iraq town Tal Afar, airport fall to militants
The strategic Shia-majority north Iraq town of Tal Afar and its airport were in the hands of Sunni Arab militants…
South Korea captures soldier who killed five comrades
June 23, 2014
South Korea captures soldier who killed five comrades
A South Korean military conscript who killed five members of his unit was captured on Monday after shooting and wounding…
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
June 23, 2014
HRW: Syrian rebel groups sending children into war
Militant Islamist groups in Syria are recruiting children as young as 15 and sending them into battle after promising them…