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Egyptair plane hijacker demands asylum in Cyprus
A hijacker seized an Egyptian airliner on Tuesday and diverted it to Cyprus, before releasing all the passengers except four foreigners and ...10 Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Philippines
Ten Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in waters of the conflict-wracked southern Philippines by Islamic militants who have demanded a ransom for ...Six children killed, maimed daily in Yemen air strikes
Six children have been killed or maimed daily in Yemen since Saudi-led air strikes began a year ago, the UN said Tuesday, ...Gunman opens fire at US Capitol
A man with a gun walked into the underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday and was shot and wounded by police ...Civilian deaths drop to four-year low after Syria truce
More than 360 civilians were killed during the first month of an unprecedented ceasefire in Syria, the lowest monthly toll for four ...Belgian Demoitie dies in race motorbike smash
Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie has died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium, ...Yemen rebels free nine Saudis ahead of peace talks
Shiite rebels who control the Yemeni capital Sanaa have released nine Saudis in exchange for 109 Yemenis, the Saudi-led coalition fighting them ...Taliban rockets hit Afghan parliament compound
Rockets fired by Taliban fighters struck the compound of Afghanistan\'s new parliament on Monday as the country\'s top intelligence official and caretaker ...Belgian police clash with far-right mob at Brussels shrine
Belgian riot police fired water cannon on Sunday to disperse far-right football hooligans who disrupted mourners at a shrine for victims of ...Syria forces retake Palmyra in major victory over IS
Syrian troops backed by Russian forces recaptured the famed ancient city of Palmyra from the Islamic State group on Sunday in a ...