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CCTV: China sentences three to death for Tiananmen attack
June 16, 2014
CCTV: China sentences three to death for Tiananmen attack
Three people were sentenced to death Monday over a suicide car crash in Beijing's symbolic heart Tiananmen Square, state-run media…
Three killed in Sri Lanka religious riots
June 16, 2014
Three killed in Sri Lanka religious riots
Clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lanka have left three people dead and at least 78 others seriously…
Libya’s second city Benghazi hit by new fighting, families flee
June 15, 2014
Libya’s second city Benghazi hit by new fighting, families flee
(Reuters) - A renegade Libyan general launched an offensive on Sunday against Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi,…
Israel detains 80 Palestinians in search for missing teens
June 15, 2014
Israel detains 80 Palestinians in search for missing teens
Israeli forces detained about 80 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Sunday as part of efforts to find three…
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
June 15, 2014
Afghan election workers among 11 killed by roadside bomb
Eleven people, including election workers, were killed in Afghanistan when a roadside bomb blew up their bus, the governor of…
Israel says Palestinians kidnapped three missing teens
June 14, 2014
Israel says Palestinians kidnapped three missing teens
Three Israeli teenagers, one of them also a US citizen, have been kidnapped in the occupied West Bank, presumably by…
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
June 14, 2014
Afghans vote in run-off election despite Taliban threats
Afghans defied Taliban threats to vote Saturday in a second-round presidential election, as US-led combat troops wind down a 13-year…
Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq border
June 14, 2014
Syria TV says 30 killed in blast near Iraq border
A bomb attack targeting a weapons bazaar in eastern Syria close to the Iraqi border killed 30 "terrorists" on Saturday,…
Iran’s Rouhani says ready to aid Iraq, nuclear deal by 20 July possible
June 14, 2014
Iran’s Rouhani says ready to aid Iraq, nuclear deal by 20 July possible
Iran stands ready to help Iraq's government in its fight against Sunni Muslim insurgents within the framework of international law,…
Ukraine rebels shoot down military plane, spokesman says 49 dead
June 14, 2014
Ukraine rebels shoot down military plane, spokesman says 49 dead
Forty-nine Ukrainian military personnel were killed when rebels shot down a cargo plane during the night over the airport of…