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Al-Nusra suicide bombing kills 25 soldiers in Syria's Aleppo: monitor - 07/07/2015

BEIRUT, LEBANON- A suicide bomber from Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate, Al-Nusra Front, killed 25 soldiers and fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime in an attack on an army base in...

Turkey summons commanders to discuss Syria intervention: report - 07/06/2015

ISTANBUL, TURKEY- The Turkish army has called a meeting of troop commanders stationed along its fortified border with Syria to discuss a possible intervention in Syria, the Hurriyet newspaper...

Obama all out for Iran deal this week - 07/05/2015

President Obama is hoping to make a historic mark like Nixon’s visit to China (Mark Humphrey)       BARACK OBAMA will “go for broke” to secure a historic nuclear deal with Iran this...

French pride fizzes as UNESCO lists Champagne and Burgundy vineyards - 07/05/2015

BERLIN, GERMANY, Marie Julien- The historic vineyards, wine cellars and champagne houses where the world's most famous sparkling wines are produced were listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO on...

Saudi policeman killed in raid, IS flags found: ministry - 07/04/2015

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA- A Saudi policeman was shot dead on Friday during a raid in which three people were arrested and flags of the Islamic State group were found, the interior ministry said. The...

Media in a spin as Testino picked for UK royal christening - 07/04/2015

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Celebrity and fashion news outlets were in royal frenzy on Thursday after it emerged that famed photographer Mario Testino would shoot the christening of Britain's Princess...

Tunisia arrests eight with 'direct links' to beach massacre - 07/03/2015

TUNIS, TUNISIA, Serene Assir- Tunisia has arrested eight people in connection with last week's jihadist massacre at a seaside resort, as the remains of more slain Britons were flown home Thursday....

Egypt denies Spanish reporter claim he fled to avoid arrest - 07/03/2015

CAIRO, EGYPT- Egypt on Thursday denied as "false" a claim by a Spanish reporter who said he fled the country to avoid arrest after writing a book on the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood. Ricard...

US warns of Russia, China military threat amid growing global chaos - 07/02/2015

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES- America's new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to US security interests, while warning of growing technological...

Veteran Sudan journalist sees more pressure than ever - 06/30/2015

KHARTOUM, SUDAN, Tom Little- He has been a journalist in Sudan for six difficult decades, but with his country's press facing mounting pressure and censorship, Mahjoub Mohamed Salih says his job has...
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