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Scores killed as Israel ramps up Gaza bombardment
Israeli fire killed at least 43 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday as the Jewish state said it targeted Islamist ...EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
The European Union and the United States on Tuesday announced further sanctions against Russia, targeting its energy, banking and defense sectors in ...At least 24 reported killed in Guinea beach concert stampede
At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at a beachside concert celebrating the end of Ramadan in Guinea\'s capital, news ...Israel extends Gaza ceasefire for 24 hours, Hamas rejects terms
Hamas resumed rocket fire Saturday on Israel after rejecting Israel\'s offer to extend a humanitarian cease-fire, the latest setback in international efforts ...Second black box found at Mali crash site
Investigators at the scene of Thursday\'s Air Algerie crash in Mali have found the jet\'s second flight data recorder, increasing hopes they ...EU hits Russian intelligence chiefs with sanctions
The European Union on Friday extended its Ukraine-related sanctions to target top Russian intelligence officials and leaders of the pro-Russia revolt in ...Jihadists seize Syria army base, behead soldiers
Islamic State fighters have seized a Syrian army base in the northern province of Raqa, killing scores of troops and beheading some ...World pushes for truce as Israel keeps up Gaza assaults
Israel kept up its assaults in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing three Palestinians in as many air strikes, as U.S. Secretary ...Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to ...Three foreign advisers killed in near Kabul airport
A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself on Tuesday outside Kabul International Airport, killing three foreign advisers and an Afghan interpreter, police said.