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US troops kill Afghan toddler amid tension on security pact

Sat Jan 11, 2014 08:44:00

US forces stationed in Afghanistan have gunned down a four-year-old boy, and the incident prompted a rebuke from President Karzai who is refusing to sign a security pact with the US unless it gives assurances of civilian safety.

Iraqi tribesmen, police retake areas of Ramadi

Fri Jan 10, 2014 22:49:38

Tribesmen and local police retook two areas of the Iraqi city of Ramadi from Al-Qaeda linked militants Friday, a tribal militia commander said.

Arms shipment bound for Syria seized in Turkey

Fri Jan 10, 2014 22:16:30

Turkish police seized two buses packed with weapons and ammunition on Friday in the southern province of Adana near the Syrian border, local media reported.

Iran, G5+1 end Geneva nuclear talks, reach accord

Fri Jan 10, 2014 20:59:14

Representatives from Iran and G5+1have wrapped up two days of talks in Geneva after reaching an agreement over outstanding issues pertaining to the implementation of Geneva nuclear deal.

At least three killed in fresh clashes across Egypt

Fri Jan 10, 2014 20:15:59

Three people were killed in Egypt Friday in clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, and police arrested dozens of Islamists across the country, security officials said.

Syria infightings leave nearly 500 dead, activists say

Fri Jan 10, 2014 19:48:56

Nearly 500 people, among them at least 420 foreign backed militants, have been killed in a week of infighting among militants in northern Syria.

Moscow still standing by Assad: Russia tells US

Fri Jan 10, 2014 18:09:24

Russian officials told visiting US Under Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on Friday that Moscow would continue backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's campaign against militants despite peace talks due later this month.

UN: Israel treatment of asylum seekers breaches law

Fri Jan 10, 2014 17:43:47

The UN refugee agency Friday warned that Israel could be in breach of international law due to new rules that pave the way for the potentially indefinite detention of asylum-seekers.

Lebanon to hand Saudi terrorist body to embassy: judiciary

Fri Jan 10, 2014 16:44:31

A Lebanese judicial official on Friday ordered the body of a Saudi suspected of leading an Al-Qaeda-linked group handed to the Saudi embassy, a week after his suspicious death in custody.

Israel plans new settler homes as Kerry wraps up visit

Fri Jan 10, 2014 16:21:49

Israel unveiled plans Friday to build more than 1,800 new settler homes, a move the Palestinians said was a signal to the US to abandon efforts for Middle East peace.

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