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Egyptian court sentences activist to 5 years in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in jail on Monday for violating a law that seeks ...Maldives ex-leader Nasheed arrested on terror charges
Police in the Maldives Sunday arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed under an anti-terror law for the alleged illegal detention of a judge ...Kuwait court hands down two years jail sentence for insulting emir
A Kuwaiti appeals court on Sunday sentenced an opposition politician to two years in jail for insulting the country\'s ruler, local media ...Pro-Russian rebels say agree to withdraw weapons in east Ukraine
A senior pro-Russian rebel commander said separatist forces were due to begin withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in east Ukraine ...Dozens dead as ferry sinks in Bangladesh
Seven people including a baby are confirmed dead and rescuers are searching for missing passengers after a ferry collided with a cargo ...Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate troops, tomb
Turkish soldiers launched an overnight raid into neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of besieged troops guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the crypt ...Prisoner swap boosts Ukraine ceasefire
Ukrainian forces and rebel separatists traded dozens of prisoners in a frontline eastern town, the first clear sign of progress for an ...Syria forces execute 10 children of alleged rebels
Ten children were among at least 48 people killed in a Syrian village this week when regime forces executed six families of ...Iran sends high-level negotiators to Geneva nuclear talks
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dispatched his brother and atomic chief to Geneva to try to overcome hurdles in high-profile nuclear talks ...Former Yemen president flees capital after release from house arrest
Yemen\'s former president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi escaped his official residence after weeks of house arrest by the Houthi militia on Saturday and ...