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Israel aircraft attack Hamas targets after rocket fired from Gaza
Israeli aircraft carried out a series of strikes in Gaza on Monday, wounding two people, health officials and witnesses said, after a ...Iraq forces in west Mosul aim for key bridge
Iraqi forces battled jihadists in west Mosul on Sunday, aiming to build a floating bridge across the Tigris to establish an important ...Floods cause landslides, water cuts in Chile
Floods caused by Andean rainfall are causing havoc in parts of Chile. Emergency officials in the South American country say waters rushing ...15 soldiers killed in western Niger attack
Fifteen soldiers were killed and 19 wounded in a attack by "terrorist elements" in western Niger, authorities said Thursday.11 family members dead in rebel push on IS Syria bastion
Eleven members of the same family were killed on Monday as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels advanced on the town of Al-Bab held by ...Powers push for ceasefire, weapons withdrawal in eastern Ukraine
Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed on Saturday to use their influence to implement a ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons ...Colombia, ELN announce first accord at peace talks
Colombia\'s government and the country\'s last active rebel force announced a preliminary agreement in their work toward a permanent ceasefire at peace ...Islamic State suicide bombing at Pakistan shrine kills 75
An Islamic State suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 75 people in the ...Huge Baghdad car bomb kills at least 52
A powerful car bomb ripped through a used car market in the south of Iraq\'s capital Thursday, killing more than 50 people ...Syrian opposition wants Geneva talks on political transition
The main Syrian opposition body said on Wednesday it wanted face-to-face negotiations with the Damascus government about a political transition at peace ...




