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Turkey President Erdogan apparently saves man from jumping off bridge
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off ...Nepal appoints quake reconstruction chief
Nepal has appointed a new chief for its reconstruction authority which will allow the body to finally start rebuilding and disbursing aid ...Top Syrian rebel killed in airstrike near Damascus
The head of the most powerful Syrian insurgent group in the rebel-held suburbs of Damascus was killed on Friday in a Russian ...US air strikes in Afghan district under Taliban siege
The US launched air strikes to bolster Afghan forces scrambling Thursday to beat back Taliban insurgents who seized large swathes of a ...Fresh violence hits West Bank amid Christmas celebrations
Israeli authorities said Thursday that three Palestinians were killed after they carried out or attempted to carry out attacks against Israelis across ...IS group seizes district in eastern city from Syrian troops
The Islamic State group seized a district previously held by Syrian government forces in the city of Deir el-Zour, expanding its presence ...Boko Haram violence forces 1 million children from school
The Boko Haram insurgency has kept more than one million children out of school, the UN children\'s agency reported, highlighting fears that ...Heavy clashes, attacks in town southwest of Syrian capital
Syrian government forces on Wednesday attacked a rebel-held town southwest of Damascus with artillery fire and helicopters dropped barrel bombs as opposition ...Istanbul airport blast kills one, damages planes
A female cleaner was killed and another wounded early Wednesday after an explosion near a plane at Istanbul\'s second international airport, with ...Two Israelis, two Palestinian attackers killed in Jerusalem
Two Palestinians went on a stabbing spree along a popular walkway in Jerusalem on Wednesday, killing one person, and were then shot ...