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South Sudan troops capture key town Bor, ‘defeat’ 15,000 rebels: Army

Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesman for President Salva Kiir, said the troops had…

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Iran diplomat fatally wounded in Yemen shooting: Medic

Nobody at the Iranian embassy was immediately available for comment but other…

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Tunisia agrees on new charter’s chapter on judiciary

A two-thirds majority of parliament’s 217 elected members is then needed to…

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Divided Syria opposition debates joining peace talks

The talks opening Wednesday are aimed at setting up a transitional government…

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Car bomb in Lebanon town near Syria kills at least three

This was the fifth major assault on a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon…

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South Sudan battles rage as conflict enters second month

Some of the 20,000 civilians sheltering in the peacekeeper’s compound had been…

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Syria’s Assad slams Saudi ideology as ‘threat to world’

The comments came amid ongoing tensions between Syria and Saudi Arabia, which…

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Tunisia marks uprising anniversary without new constitution

The main groups demonstrating were supporters and critics of Ennahda, the moderate…

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Kerry and Lavrov discuss Syria peace talks

The meetings come as Assad’s forces appear to make gains on the…

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One man shot dead as protesters clash with police across Tunisia

Scattered protests over economic hardships have broken out as Tunisia‘s new prime…

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