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Israeli air strike kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza
Israel killed three senior Hamas commanders in the Gaza Strip in an air strike on Thursday and said it would continue to ...Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief
An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas\'s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling ...U.S. military failed in rescue attempt for journalist Foley
The U.S. military earlier this summer carried out an attempt to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages held in Syria, ...Thai junta leader appointed PM by hand-picked parliament
Thailand\'s coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was appointed prime minister on Thursday by a legislature he hand-picked, giving the army chief a ...Dozens die in Ukraine in street battles, Donetsk shelling
Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine\'s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday ...New US strikes in Iraq after IS Foley video
The United States launched a new barrage of airstrikes Wednesday against the Islamic State extremist group that beheaded American journalist James Foley ...Palestinian Druze poet Samih al-Qasim dies at 75
Samih al-Qasim, a Palestinian Druze poet known across the Arab world for his nationalist writing, died Tuesday after a long battle with ...Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fire
Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel for a second day on Wednesday after fighting resumed with the collapse ...Pakistani protesters reach parliament as police look on
Thousands of protesters marched to the Pakistani parliament on Tuesday as part of a bid to force the prime minister to resign, ...Islamic State video purports to show beheading of U.S. journalist
Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. ...