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South Sudan president creates 28 new states, threat to peace
South Sudan\'s President Salva Kiir made a Christmas Eve decree dissolving the nation\'s 10 states and creating 28 new ones, a move ...Despite Yemen cease-fire, overnight fighting kills 31
Overnight fighting between Yemen\'s Shiite rebels and pro-government forces in the southwestern Taiz province killed 31 people, including eight civilians, Yemeni officials ...UN sets Syria peace talks target date, after death of rebel chief
The United Nations hopes to convene peace talks between Syria\'s government and opposition on January 25, it said Saturday, a day after ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...Georgia Prime Minister Garibashvili resigns
Georgia\'s Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili resigned on Wednesday after two years in power, with the ruling coalition struggling to boost its popularity ...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 ...




