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Niger calls for international intervention in Libya

Niger, an impoverished but mineral-rich former French colony which adjoins southern Libya,…

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Palestinians flee hunger and hell of besieged Syria camp

The camp began as a home for Palestinian refugees in the 1950s,…

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Blast at school in Libya’s Benghazi wounds 6 children

AFP - A blast rocked a primary school in Libya's restive second…

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Baghdad bombs, one near foreign ministry, kill 24

The attacks, which wounded dozens more, come as security forces battle militants…

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In Pictures: African asylum seekers protest in Tel Aviv

AFP - The migrants, primarily from Eritrea and Sudan, are protesting to…

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Yemen hostage mediators lose contact with Al-Qaeda

Kidnappers are demanding $3m (€2.2m) for his release before Saturday’s deadline.

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Syria opposition chief presses Russia on Assad

Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s team and the opposition made no progress on…

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UAE says ‘no disputes’ with Qatar after envoy summons

Abu Dhabi summoned Doha's envoy on Sunday to protest against "insults" to…

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Israeli ministers harangue Kerry over boycott remark

Washington’s top diplomat also referred to “talk of boycotts” of Israel.

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Baghdad attacks kill 16 as Iraq presses Anbar assault

The assassinations in particular harken back to Iraq’s brutal Sunni-Shi’a sectarian war…

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