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Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid
February 25, 2014
Israel PM cites ‘security’ after Syria-Lebanon border raid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday Israel was doing all that was "necessary" to ensure its security, following reports of…
Ex-Guantanamo man arrested on Syria ‘terror’ grounds
February 25, 2014
Ex-Guantanamo man arrested on Syria ‘terror’ grounds
Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg is among four people arrested in Britain on Tuesday on suspicion of Syria-related terror…
Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are fake
February 25, 2014
Turkish PM’s office says Erdogan recordings are fake
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's office said voice recordings on YouTube purportedly of Erdogan telling his son to dispose of…
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for Yanukovych over ‘mass murder’
February 24, 2014
Ukraine issues arrest warrant for Yanukovych over ‘mass murder’
Ukraine issued an arrest warrant for ousted president Viktor Yanukovych on Monday as the country's new rulers launched a probe…
Ukraine ushers in new era as president flees
February 23, 2014
Ukraine ushers in new era as president flees
A new era dawned in Ukraine on Sunday when parliament appointed a pro-Western interim leader after impeaching a defiant president…
U.S. now bugging German ministers in place of Merkel: report
February 23, 2014
U.S. now bugging German ministers in place of Merkel: report
The National Security Agency (NSA) has stepped up its surveillance of senior German government officials since being ordered by Barack…
16 injured in blast in Bangkok shopping area: health officials
February 23, 2014
16 injured in blast in Bangkok shopping area: health officials
At least 16 people were injured in a blast Sunday in a central Bangkok shopping district where anti-government protesters were…
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
February 23, 2014
Car bomb kills nine people in Syrian town of Atmeh: activists
At least nine people were killed in a car bomb attack on Sunday near a field hospital in the Syrian…
Taliban kill 20 Afghan soldiers in predawn attack
February 23, 2014
Taliban kill 20 Afghan soldiers in predawn attack
The Taliban stormed an Afghan army outpost in the eastern Kunar province bordering Pakistan early Sunday, killing 20 soldiers and…
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
February 22, 2014
UN Security Council unanimously approves Syria aid access resolution
The UN Security Council on Saturday unanimously adopted a resolution to boost humanitarian access in Syria that threatens to take…