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Palestinians vote in first poll since 2006
The long-delayed vote is taking place in just 91 of the West…
Fighting keeps mediator out of Libya’s Bani Walid
Fighting and shelling prevented president of Libya's national assembly from reaching the…
49 die as Syrian jets blast rebel-held town
Syria (AFP) — Syrian fighter jets blasted the rebel-held town of Maaret…
Dead, wounded’ in Beirut car bombing—agency
Dead, wounded’ in Beirut car bombing—agency AFP-BEIRUT—A car bomb attack left an…
Syria drops cluster bombs on Maaret al-Numan: rebels
Rebels claim cluster bombs used in Maaret- Al-Numan
Drone strike in south Yemen kills 7 Qaeda suspects
A drone strike near the southern Yemeni city of Jaar kills at…
Arabi urges Syria, rebels to agree Eid truce
Arabi met UN and League peace envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi on…
British doctor in court over Syria journalist kidnappings
Shajul Islam, 26, is accused of being part of a jihadist group…
Syria conflict could set region ablaze, says Brahimi
Brahimi called on Monday for a temporary ceasefire during the four-day Eid…
Suicide truck bomb hits NATO base in Afghanistan
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) confirmed that some of its troops…