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No resistance as crowds occupy Thai capital in festive protest
January 13, 2014
No resistance as crowds occupy Thai capital in festive protest
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters occupied parts of central Bangkok on Monday, ratcheting up a two-month agitation to force…
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh prime minister
January 12, 2014
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh prime minister
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister on Sunday for a third spell, after a deadly…
Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Sharon
January 12, 2014
Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Sharon
Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's body lay in state on Sunday outside parliament in Jerusalem, where thousands of Israelis waited…
Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad
January 12, 2014
Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad
A car bomb targeting army recruits killed at least eight people and wounded 12 in Baghdad on Sunday, security and…
Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says ‘no civil war’
January 12, 2014
Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says ‘no civil war’
The leader of a movement trying to topple Thailand's government said he would call off his protest if civil war…
Sources: Gunmen kill Libyan deputy industry minister
January 12, 2014
Sources: Gunmen kill Libyan deputy industry minister
Gunmen killed Libya's Deputy Industry Minister Hassan al-Drowi late on Saturday as he was visiting shops in the coastal city…
US names militants involved in Benghazi attack
January 10, 2014
US names militants involved in Benghazi attack
The Obama administration for the first time on Friday identified two militant groups in Libya, including one led by a…
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting
January 10, 2014
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting
Nearly 500 people, among them at least 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels…
South Sudan government says key oil hub Bentiu recaptured
January 10, 2014
South Sudan government says key oil hub Bentiu recaptured
South Sudanese troops on Friday recaptured the key northern oil city of Bentiu from rebel forces, officials said, following days…
Israel announces plans for building 1,400 settlement homes
January 10, 2014
Israel announces plans for building 1,400 settlement homes
Israel on Friday announced plans to build 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, days after…