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Three Syrian refugees killed on their way to Jordan
January 20, 2014
Three Syrian refugees killed on their way to Jordan
Three Syrian refugees died in Ramtha hospital in Jordan of gunshot wounds, while with four others who were injured, before…
Bomb blasts kill 26 people in Baghdad: Iraqi police
January 20, 2014
Bomb blasts kill 26 people in Baghdad: Iraqi police
Seven bomb explosions killed 26 people and wounded 67 in the Iraqi capital on Monday, police and medics said, as…
AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term
January 20, 2014
AFP Exclusive: Syria’s Assad: ‘Significant’ chance I’ll seek new term
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad told AFP in an exclusive interview Sunday there is a "significant" chance he will seek a…
Iran nuclear deal comes into force as US sanctions loom
January 20, 2014
Iran nuclear deal comes into force as US sanctions loom
Iran is due Monday to unplug key nuclear equipment for six months in return for a slight easing of crippling…
Islamist group claims Volgograd attacks, threatens Olympics
January 20, 2014
Islamist group claims Volgograd attacks, threatens Olympics
An Islamic militant group said in a video posted online that it was behind two suicide bombings that killed at…
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
January 19, 2014
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
Syrian state media dismissed as "not accurate" a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian…
Thousands protest in Ukraine, defying court ban
January 19, 2014
Thousands protest in Ukraine, defying court ban
Up to 100,000 Ukrainians massed in the capital Kiev on Sunday in defiance of sweeping new laws aimed at stamping…
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
January 19, 2014
Gunmen kill six pro-government Sunni militiamen in Iraq
Gunmen wearing army uniforms killed at least six government-backed Sunni Muslim militiamen at a checkpoint near the Iraqi city of…
28 hurt in attack at Bangkok anti-govt rally
January 19, 2014
28 hurt in attack at Bangkok anti-govt rally
Explosions and gunshots injured almost 30 people at a rally in central Bangkok on Sunday, part of a continuing "shutdown"…
Israel targets Gaza militant after Palestinian rocket attacks
January 19, 2014
Israel targets Gaza militant after Palestinian rocket attacks
Israel said it carried out an air strike on Sunday against a Gaza militant who it blamed for cross-border rocket…