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Israelis, Palestinians set to launch 72-hour truce in monthlong war
Israel and Islamist Hamas were expected to hold their fire for three days starting on Tuesday, under terms of an Egyptian-brokered truce, ...Russia to hold war games in show of strength near Ukraine
Russia announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine on Monday in a show of strength as the Ukrainian army recaptured more ...Iraqi PM orders air force to help Kurds fight Islamic State
Iraq\'s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered his air force for the first time to back Kurdish forces against Islamic State fighters after ...Palestinians accuse Israel of breaking truce
Palestinians accused Israel of breaking its own ceasefire on Monday by launching a bomb attack on a refugee camp in Gaza City ...Lebanese army advances in border area, finds 50 bodies: official
The Lebanese army advanced on Monday into a border town attacked by Islamists at the weekend in the most serious spillover of ...Over 400 Ukrainian troops cross into Russia for refuge
More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers have crossed the border into Russia and deserted the Kiev government, news agency Interfax quoted a border ...In the War to Protect Masculinity, Hamas and Israel Make Strange Bedfellows
Amid weeks of horror and unconscionable suffering in the Gaza ...Israel declares seven-hour Gaza truce
Israel said it would unilaterally hold fire in most of the Gaza Strip on Monday to facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid ...At least 367 dead after quake hits southwest China
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 367 people and leaving 1,881 injured in a remote area ...More than 20 killed as Libya factions fight to control airport
Libya says 22 people were killed in a day of fighting in Tripoli between rival militias vying to take control of the ...