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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 ...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 ...Iraqi troops storm into center of Islamic State-held Ramadi
Iraq\'s armed forces stormed the center of Ramadi on Tuesday, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism units said, in a drive to dislodge ...Migrant arrivals into Europe tops 1 million in 2015
The International Organization for Migration says more than 1 million migrants and refugees have crossed into Europe this year, a symbolic milestone ...Indian paramilitary plane crashes, killing all 10 aboard
A small Indian paramilitary plane crashed just outside New Delhi\'s main airport on Tuesday, killing all 10 people on board, officials said.