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OSCE: Two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped in Donetsk

OSCE: Two Ukrainian journalists kidnapped in Donetsk

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) representative on the freedom of media Dunja Mijatovic said Saturday in…
HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit

HRW: ISIL staged ‘mass executions’ in Iraq’s Tikrit

Photograph and satellite imagery indicate that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) insurgents have carried out mass executions…
Israeli air strike kills two militants in Gaza

Israeli air strike kills two militants in Gaza

An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants and critically wounded a third in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the…
Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat

Ukraine signs trade agreement with EU, draws Russian threat

Ukraine signed on Friday an historic free-trade agreement with the European Union that has been at the heart of months…
Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

Militants take Iraqi gas field town, president calls parliament session

Militants took a town an hour from Baghdad that is home to four natural gas fields on Thursday, another gain…
Kerry: Russia must urge Ukraine separatists to disarm ‘in hours’

Kerry: Russia must urge Ukraine separatists to disarm ‘in hours’

US Secretary of State John Kerry, after meeting with France's foreign minister, said on Thursday Russia should call on separatists…
US says Pakistani ‘charity’ front for banned militants

US says Pakistani ‘charity’ front for banned militants

The US State Department has named a self-proclaimed Pakistani charity as a "foreign terrorist organization", a status that freezes any…
Thai junta sets up panels to crack down on critical news reports

Thai junta sets up panels to crack down on critical news reports

Thailand's military authorities are setting up a network of panels to closely monitor domestic and international media and crack down…
Jordanian court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of conspiracy

Jordanian court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of conspiracy

Jordan's state security court on Thursday acquitted radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was extradited from Britain last year, of…
Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing

Al Qaeda-linked group urged Lebanon attacks against Hezbollah before Wednesday bombing

The al Qaeda-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades had urged Lebanese Sunni Muslims to attack the Iranian-backed Shi'ite militant group Hezbollah a…
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