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Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel by signing onto the International Criminal Court.Egyptian court orders retrial of journalists in Al Jazeera case
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned an initial verdict that sentenced three al-Jazeera English journalists to seven to 10 years in prison, ...U.S., partners hit Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
The United States and its allies staged 29 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq on Wednesday, the Combined ...New Year celebrations marked across the world
New Year\'s celebrations kicked off in New Zealand and Australia as revelers from around the world gathered Wednesday to say goodbye to ...Bodies from crashed AirAsia plane arrive in Indonesian city
The first two bodies from the AirAsia plane that crashed off the coast of Borneo arrived on Wednesday in the Indonesian city ...At least 23 killed in Yemen suicide bombing: state news agency
A suicide bomber killed at least 23 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a cultural center ...Kurds in new Islamic State group offensive in Iraq
Backed by U.S.-led airstrikes, Kurdish Iraqi forces said they launched a large-scale offensive Wednesday to push Islamic State group extremists from an ...Putin critic gets suspended sentence
A Russian court gave Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence on Tuesday for embezzling money but jailed his brother ...Corruption probe roils Israeli election campaign
A far-reaching Israeli corruption investigation that has roped in 30 public figures and politicians linked to a powerful, hard-line party ...Indonesia expands search for missing AirAsia jet, U.S. sends warship
Countries around Asia on Tuesday stepped up the search for an AirAsia plane carrying 162 people that is presumed to ...




