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Syrian army targets more militants’ border positions

Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:58:13

The Syrian army killed or wounded scores of Nusra Front militants in an ambush near the Lebanese border region of Wadi Khaled Thursday, security sources said.

Ukraine plans to quit CIS, urges UN to demilitarize Crimea

Thu Mar 20, 2014 09:20:54

The interim government in Kiev has announced Ukraine will leave the commonwealth of post-Soviet states and force Russians to apply for entry visas, and plans to ask the United Nations to make Crimea a demilitarized zone.

Syria files complaint to UN against Israeli assault

Thu Mar 20, 2014 09:01:23

The Syrian Foreign Ministry has filed two letters, to the secretary-general of the UN and the chairman of the Security Council to complain about the artillery fire conducted by the Israeli regime’s army and airstrikes in the Golan Heights.

Largest object sighted in MH370 search is 24 meters: AMSA

Thu Mar 20, 2014 08:55:27

The largest object sighted in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 is 24 meters (79 feet) long, while a smaller one has also been spotted, Australian authorities said Thursday.

Amnesty criticizes Saudi human rights record

Thu Mar 20, 2014 07:55:15

The Amnesty International has warned that many of the reforms in Saudi Arabia have been vaguely worded promises to "consider" changes.

MYSTIC gives US ability to record ‘100 percent’ phone calls in world

Wed Mar 19, 2014 17:42:11

A secret spy program developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) has given the United States the ability to digitally record the contents of each and every phone call occurring across entire nations.

See how women practice parkour in Iran: photos

Wed Mar 19, 2014 16:15:59

Iranian women practice parkour in Tehran's Tavalod Park. A group of Iranian women have discovered parkour, the fast-moving sport blending acrobatics and gymnastics that has become their outlet for evading social constraints and dealing with stress.

Israel troops kill Palestinian youth in West Bank

Wed Mar 19, 2014 16:00:41

Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian teenager in the southern West Bank.

Pro-Russia militias seize Crimea navy headquarters

Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:40:28

Pro-Russian forces have captured Ukraine's naval commander after seizing his headquarters in Crimea as Moscow's grip tightened on the peninsula despite Western warnings its "annexation" would not go unpunished.

Iran says 'too early' to draft final nuclear accord

Wed Mar 19, 2014 15:18:13

Iran says it is "too early" to draft a permanent nuclear agreement, as talks with world powers aimed at hammering out a lasting accord resumed in Vienna.

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