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Activists: Syrian Air Strike Kills 7 Near Damascus

Syrian rights activists say government warplanes have bombed a rebel-held area on the southern outskirts of Damascus, killing seven people, including five members of one family. The Britain-based...

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Algeria Says Militants Captured, More Bodies Found at Gas Complex

Algerian security officials say a search of a desert gas complex raided by Islamists last week has led to the capture of several militants and the discovery of 25 more bodies, indicating the four-day...

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Algeria Says 80 Dead at Gas Complex

Algerian officials now say the Islamist takeover and military raid of a desert natural gas complex killed at least 80 people, including a large number of foreign hostages. Officials combing through...

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16 Al-Qaida Operatives Killed in Yemen

Tribal and official sources in Yemen say an explosion has killed more than 10 suspected al-Qaida militants, and at least six others died in two airstrikes by unmanned aircraft. A bomb that ripped...

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Syrian Opposition Delays Forming Government

The Syrian opposition has postponed forming a transitional government. After a meeting in Istanbul, opposition leaders said Monday they have created a five-person committee to consult with opposition...

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Arrest Made in Paris Murder of Kurdish Activists

French prosecutors have filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges against an associate of three female Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris earlier this month. The suspect, a 30-year-old Turkish...

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Russia Sends Aircraft to Evacuate its Citizens from Syria

Russia says it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate its citizens who wish to flee the conflict in Syria. A spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry (Irina Rossius) said more than 100...

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Israelis Vote in Election Favoring Netanyahu

Israelis are voting Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring a third term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls leading up to the vote have shown an alliance of Mr....

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Car Bombs Kill 16 in Iraq

A wave of car bombings in and around the Iraqi capital has killed at least 16 people. The blasts Tuesday included an attack near an army base in Taji, 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, which killed six...

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Syria Activists: Car Bomb Toll at Least 42

Syrian rights activists say the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the central province of Hama late Monday has risen to at least 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

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Activists: Syrian Air Strike Kills 7 Near Damascus

Syrian rights activists say government warplanes have bombed a rebel-held area on the southern outskirts of Damascus, killing seven people, including five members of one family. The Britain-based...

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Algeria Says Militants Captured, More Bodies Found at Gas Complex

Algerian security officials say a search of a desert gas complex raided by Islamists last week has led to the capture of several militants and the discovery of 25 more bodies, indicating the four-day...

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Algeria Says 80 Dead at Gas Complex

Algerian officials now say the Islamist takeover and military raid of a desert natural gas complex killed at least 80 people, including a large number of foreign hostages. Officials combing through the...

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16 Al-Qaida Operatives Killed in Yemen

Tribal and official sources in Yemen say an explosion has killed more than 10 suspected al-Qaida militants, and at least six others died in two airstrikes by unmanned aircraft. A bomb that ripped...

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Syrian Opposition Delays Forming Government

The Syrian opposition has postponed forming a transitional government. After a meeting in Istanbul, opposition leaders said Monday they have created a five-person committee to consult with opposition...

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Arrest Made in Paris Murder of Kurdish Activists

French prosecutors have filed preliminary murder and terrorism charges against an associate of three female Kurdish activists shot dead in Paris earlier this month. The suspect, a 30-year-old Turkish...

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Russia Sends Aircraft to Evacuate its Citizens from Syria

Russia says it is sending two planes to Lebanon to evacuate its citizens who wish to flee the conflict in Syria. A spokeswoman for Russia's Emergencies Ministry (Irina Rossius) said more than 100...

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Israelis Vote in Election Favoring Netanyahu

Israelis are voting Tuesday in a parliamentary election that is expected to bring a third term for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Opinion polls leading up to the vote have shown an alliance of Mr....

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Car Bombs Kill 16 in Iraq

A wave of car bombings in and around the Iraqi capital has killed at least 16 people. The blasts Tuesday included an attack near an army base in Taji, 25 kilometers north of Baghdad, which killed six...

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Syria Activists: Car Bomb Toll at Least 42

Syrian rights activists say the death toll from a suicide car bombing in the central province of Hama late Monday has risen to at least 42 people. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

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