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Police: Iraq troops arrest Sunni MP, kill five people

Police: Iraq troops arrest Sunni MP, kill five people

Iraqi security forces arrested a Sunni Muslim member of parliament in the western city of Ramadi and clashed with his…
Foreign convoy attacked in Afghan capital, three dead

Foreign convoy attacked in Afghan capital, three dead

A suspected suicide bomber attacked a military convoy on the eastern outskirts of Kabul on Friday, killing at least three…
Car bomb kills at least two in southern Russia

Car bomb kills at least two in southern Russia

A car bomb killed at least two people in the southern Russian city of Pyatigorsk on Friday, news agencies said,…
Bangladesh opposition head under ‘virtual house arrest’

Bangladesh opposition head under ‘virtual house arrest’

Bangladesh's opposition accused authorities of placing their leader under virtual house arrest Thursday as tens of thousands of troops were…
Japan’s Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered

Japan’s Abe visits shrine for war dead, China, South Korea angered

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited a shrine on Thursday that is seen by critics as a symbol of Tokyo's…
Interfax: Russia says Arafat died of natural causes

Interfax: Russia says Arafat died of natural causes

Former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, the head of a Russian state forensics agency…
Israel plans new settlement push while freeing Palestinian prisoners

Israel plans new settlement push while freeing Palestinian prisoners

Israel plans to announce a push for more construction in Jewish settlements when it frees two dozen Palestinian prisoners next…
Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers

Hit by scandal and resignations, Turk PM names new ministers

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan reshuffled his cabinet on Wednesday after three members quit over a corruption scandal that has…
Clashes break out as Thai protesters try to derail poll

Clashes break out as Thai protesters try to derail poll

Thai police fired teargas and rubber bullets at anti-government protesters in Bangkok on Thursday after demonstrators tried to disrupt preparations…
Christians increasingly under threat

Christians increasingly under threat

 Thousands of Christians are killed every year because of their faith and the persecution is becoming more widespread, Catholic observers…
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