Global refugee figures highest since Second World War, UN says
The number of refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced people has surged to more than 50 million people, the first time since ...Seven Ukranian troops killed as rebels operate tanks
Seven Ukrainian troops were killed in overnight fighting in the restive east, Ukrainian officials said Friday, as clashes between government forces and ...Syria car blast kills dozens
A car bomb in Syria\'s western Hama province killed 34 and wounded more than 50, Syria\'s state news agency SANA said on ...Obama plans to send military advisers to Iraq
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he\'s prepared to send up to 300 military advisers to Iraq to “assess how we can ...Iraq asks for US air strikes, as extremists take control of largest oil refinery
Iraq has asked the US to stage air attacks on Sunni insurgents as the Islamist fighters edged closer to full control of ...Liberia reports seven new deaths linked to Ebola
A health official says seven people believed to have the Ebola virus have died in recent days in the Liberian capital, in ...Egypt frees Al Jazeera hunger strike journalist Abdullah Elshamy
Egypt has released Al-Jazeera journalist Abdullah Elshamy, who has been on hunger strike for nearly five months in protest over his detention.US captures suspected Benghazi attack mastermind in secret raid
A Libyan militant suspected in the deadly attack on Americans in Benghazi has been captured and is in American custody, the Pentagon ...Obama sends troops to protect US missions in Iraq
The United States is deploying up to 275 military troops to Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy and other American interests and ...U.S. considers air strikes, action with Iran to halt Iraq rebels
The United States said it could launch air strikes and act jointly with its arch-enemy Iran to support the Iraqi government, after ...
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