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Hijacker held after diverting Ethiopian jet, passengers safe

Hijacker held after diverting Ethiopian jet, passengers safe

Swiss authorities detained the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines flight that was forced to land at Geneva's international airport on…
Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr quits politics

Powerful Iraqi Shia cleric Sadr quits politics

Powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, leader of a major political movement and a key figure in post-Saddam Iraq, has announced…
Thai police fail to reach deal with protesters

Thai police fail to reach deal with protesters

 Thai police and a prominent protest leader failed to reach a deal on Sunday to reopen state offices and roads…
Myanmar journalists on trial for reporting alleged chemical weapons factory

Myanmar journalists on trial for reporting alleged chemical weapons factory

Myanmar police have charged five journalists with "disclosing state secrets" after their newspaper carried a story about an alleged chemical…
Ukraine protesters offer goodwill gesture after detainees freed

Ukraine protesters offer goodwill gesture after detainees freed

Protesters occupying Kiev city hall said Saturday they stood "ready" to vacate the premises, in a gesture of goodwill after…
Turkish MPs pass judiciary bill amid brawl

Turkish MPs pass judiciary bill amid brawl

Turkey's parliament passed a bill Saturday tightening government control over the judiciary, with lawmakers violently scuffling over the contested reforms…
Brahimi: Syria peace talks break off, no new date set

Brahimi: Syria peace talks break off, no new date set

A second round of peace talks between Syria's warring sides broke off Saturday without making any progress and without a…
Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock

Lebanon forms government after 10-month deadlock

Lebanon announced new government on Saturday, breaking a 10-month political deadlock during which spillover violence from neighboring Syria worsened internal…
Libyan army: Haftar does not control any military locations

Libyan army: Haftar does not control any military locations

Libyan army spokesperson Ali al-Sheikhy said that Major General Khalifa Haftar, the former commander of the Libyan ground forces, does…
Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis

Al Shabaab car bomb hits UN convoy, killing seven Somalis

At least seven Somalis were killed when a remote-controlled bomb aimed at a United Nations convoy tore through cars and…
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