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New border crossings open in divided Cyprus, first in 8 years
Cypriot officials opened two new border crossings Monday for the first time in eight years, the latest push for peace by the ...Deadly Israeli Gaza operation threatens to derail truce efforts
A clash that erupted during an Israeli special forces operation in the Gaza Strip and killed eight people threatened Monday to derail ...Former Croatian PM convicted of war profiteering
Croatia\'s former premier Ivo Sanader was convicted on Monday of war profiteering, in a re-trial that found him guilty of taking a ...Anti-India strike shuts Kashmir amid anger over deaths
Armed soldiers and police fanned out across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday as separatists challenging Indian rule called for a general ...Two Koreas, U.N. forces agree to remove weapons at border
North and South Korea and the U.N. Command agreed on Monday to withdraw firearms and guard posts in the demilitarized zone village ...At least 59 killed as train hits crowd in northern India
A commuter train traveling at high speed ran through a crowd of people on the rail tracks in northern India killing at ...UN sends Sri Lanka peacekeeping commander home over alleged atrocities
The United Nations has asked Sri Lanka to immediately repatriate a commander serving in the peacekeeping force in Mali following allegations that ...Saudi Arabia says journalist Khashoggi died after fight in consulate
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday preliminary results of investigations showed U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi died in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul after ...Afghanistan braces for militant attacks as voters go to the polls
Afghans are bracing for more deadly violence on Saturday as voters turn out for the long-delayed legislative election across the war-torn country ...Italy in the maelstrom of the euro
Italy joined the eurozone in 1999, with Prime Minister Massimo d\'Alema of the "Democratic Left” party. This fateful participation, which entailed the ...




