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Air strikes pound Gaza as Israel presses offensive - 08/25/2014

GAZA CITY, Adel Zaanoun- Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza Sunday, killing at least 16 people, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the bloody offensive would continue as long as necessary....

Saudi Arabia to host Arab meeting on Syria, IS crisis - 08/24/2014

CAIRO- Saudi Arabia is to host a meeting of foreign ministers from several Arab states to discuss the Syrian conflict and the rise of Islamic State jihadists, Egypt's foreign ministry announced...

Iraq works to ease tensions after mosque attack kills 70 - 08/24/2014

BAGHDAD, W.G. Dunlop- Iraqi officials worked Saturday to ease soaring tensions after 70 people were gunned down at a Sunni mosque, as attacks in Baghdad and areas to its north killed over 30 more....

In grave robber territory, locals abuzz over Alexander-era tomb - 08/24/2014

AMPHIPOLIS, Vassilis Kyriakoulis- To the villagers near the ancient Greek town of Amphipolis, archaeological treasure is nothing new -- many in the area have lived off antiquity smuggling for...

Steven Sotloff, US journalist in sights of jihadists - 08/24/2014

WASHINGTON, Chantal Valery- Steven Sotloff, the 31-year-old American freelance journalist facing threat of execution by Islamic State militants, has covered conflict in Muslim countries for years...

Britain says will not work with Assad to combat IS - 08/23/2014

LONDON- Britain will not work with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to combat Islamic State (IS) fighters in the country and his permission would not be needed for any military intervention, Foreign...

Famed Galapagos tortoise 'Pepe the Missionary' dies - 08/23/2014

QUITO- "Pepe the Missionary," a giant tortoise who rose to fame as one of the most photographed animals on Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, has died at age 60, officials said Friday. Pepe, who lived in a...

Memories of German WWI atrocities haunt Belgium - 08/22/2014

DINANT, Philippe Siuberski- Bloody German atrocities against Belgian civilians at the outset of World War I still haunt gentle towns such as Dinant and Louvain whose sacrifice sparked global outrage...

US attempted rescue of American hostages in Syria - 08/21/2014

WASHINGTON- US personnel recently tried to rescue American hostages held in Syria by the so-called Islamic State (IS) but failed, the Pentagon and White House said Wednesday, a day after the...

Octopus inspires new camouflage material - 08/21/2014

WASHINGTON, Kerry Sheridan- The octopus's ability to camouflage itself has inspired a new kind of thin, flexible fabric that can automatically match patterns, US researchers said Tuesday. Creatures...
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