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Al-Qaida frees 300 inmates from Yemeni jail
Security officials say al-Qaida militants in Yemen have stormed the center of the coastal city of al-Mukalla and freed about 300 inmates, ...At least 54 dead after Russian freezer trawler sinks with 132 on board
At least 54 crew on a Russian fishing trawler died and 15 were missing after it sank in freezing waters off the ...Germanwings second black box recovered from French Alps crash site
The second black box from the Germanwings plane that crashed in the French Alps last week has been found after a nine-day ...Sandstorm hits entire Gulf region
Flights were disrupted, ships weighed anchor and schools were closed Thursday as a major sandstorm blew through Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Gulf ...Israel expects hundreds of civilian casualties in next war with Hezbollah
Israel could suffer hundreds of civilian dead and damage to its vital infrastructure from Hezbollah rockets if it fights another war with ...At least 25 dead in eastern Yemen after dairy factory explosion
An explosion at a dairy factory in Yemen\'s Hodaida port killed at least 25 workers, medical sources said, with conflicting accounts attributing ...Nepal doctors stay away from work to support colleague
Thousands of doctors in Nepal have stayed away from their work at clinics and hospitals to support a colleague who has been ...Talks on Iranian nuclear programme extended
Six world powers and Iran met again on Wednesday in a bid to reach a preliminary accord on reining in Tehran\'s nuclear ...Greek anti-establishment protesters occupy buildings, enter parliament grounds
Anti-establishment protesters occupied several public buildings in Greece and briefly entered the grounds of parliament in Athens on Wednesday, calling for the ...Iran says US drone kills 2 advisers in Iraq; US denies claim
Iran\'s Revolutionary Guard says a U.S. drone strike killed two of its advisers near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, where a major ...