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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…
Arafat widow questioned in French murder probe
France opened a murder inquiry in late August after Arafat's family launched…
Pope commits church to highly delicate mission in Syria
Many Christians are concerned about an Iraq-style scenario in which they could…