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Blast in Syria kills top al Qaeda commander
Al Qaeda\'s official Syrian wing, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday the death of its top military commander, who insurgent sources said ...Indonesia rejects Australian proposal of prisoner swap for death row pair
Indonesia rejected on Thursday an Australian proposal for a prisoner swap made in an 11th hour effort to save the lives of ...Chad president tells Boko Haram leader to surrender or face death
President Idriss Deby of Chad said on Wednesday he knew the whereabouts of Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian militant group ...U.S. Ambassador to South Korea attacked in Seoul
U.S. ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by a Korean nationalist but was not seriously hurt during ...British teacher jailed for trying to join Islamic State in Syria
A chemistry teacher was jailed for six years in Britain on Thursday for trying to join Islamic State jihadists fighting in Syria, ...Algeria passes law banning violence against women
Algeria\'s parliament passed a law on Thursday criminalising violence against women, in a move criticised by both Islamist lawmakers as well as ...Warplanes hit Tripoli airport before UN talks start
Warplanes from Libya\'s internationally recognized government carried out air strikes on a Tripoli airport on Thursday just hours before United Nations-backed peace ...10 migrants die off Italy, nearly 1,000 rescued
In a dramatic sea rescue north of Libya, a flotilla of rescue ships saved nearly 1,000 migrants and refugees, while 10 migrants ...U.S., Iran meet as nuclear talks resume in Switzerland
The U.S. and Iranian foreign ministers began a third day of talks over Iran\'s nuclear program on Wednesday, just hours after Israeli ...Britain wins court ruling against European Central Bank on euro banks
Britain won a court challenge Wednesday against a European Central Bank ruling that required banks to base clearing houses dealing with euros ...