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Afghan forces battle insurgents to retake key northern city
Heavy fighting raged inside the key northern Afghan city of Kunduz for a third day early on Wednesday as government forces, backed ...Indian court sentences five to death over 2006 Mumbai blasts
An Indian court sentenced five men to death and jailed seven for life on Wednesday for planning bomb blasts that ripped through ...US woman executed in Georgia, despite papal appeal
The US state of Georgia executed its first woman in 70 years early Wednesday, despite an appeal for clemency by Pope Francis.Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Ukraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal
Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement on Wednesday to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone ...Palestinians, Israeli forces clash amid holy site tensions
Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops across the West Bank on Tuesday, while three tourists were lightly wounded by Palestinian stone throwers ...Central Africa leader pleads for calm as 30,000 flee tense capital
The streets of the capital of the Central African Republic were deserted Tuesday with terrified residents sheltering indoors and tens of thousands ...Afghan forces fight to retake northern city from Taliban
Afghan forces clashed with Taliban fighters in Kunduz on Tuesday as the government launched an operation to retake the center of the ...Suspected Arab coalition air raid kills 40 at Yemen wedding
At least 40 people were killed when a wedding hall in southwest Yemen was bombarded Monday in a suspected Saudi-led coalition air ...