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Thousands flee as Typhoon Koppu hits Philippines
Powerful Typhoon Koppu wrecked houses, tore down trees and unleashed landslides and floods, forcing thousands to flee as it pummelled the northern ...Egypt votes in parliamentary elections
Egypt kicked off a long-awaited parliamentary election on Sunday, the final step in a process that was meant to put the country ...Israel says further knife attacks thwarted, three Palestinians dead
Three Palestinians were shot dead and a fourth wounded in stabbing incidents in east Jerusalem and the West Bank Saturday, as violence ...German politician stabbed in attack tied to migrant crisis
A German mayoral candidate active in helping refugees was seriously wounded on Saturday in what police described as a stabbing with a ...Guinea opposition leader vows protests against Conde re-election
Guinea\'s opposition leader Saturday called for demonstrations against the "serious denial of democracy" in the first round of presidential elections won by ...Croatia diverts migrants to Slovenia after Hungary border closure
A first bus full of migrants arrived at a Slovenian border crossing with Croatia on Saturday, the Slovenian police said, after Hungary ...Israelis kill 2 alleged Palestinian attackers
Israeli police shot and killed a Palestinian teenager they say drew a knife on them in Jerusalem on Saturday, while another alleged ...Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government ...Germany paid FIFA members bribes for 2006 World Cup
The German Football Federation (DFB) insisted on Friday that a 6.7 million euro ($7.6 million) payment made by the 2006 World Cup ...Violence escalates as Palestinians torch Jewish holy site at West Bank
Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the occupied West Bank and an attacker disguised as a journalist stabbed an Israeli ...