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Israel announces new settlement plans in East Jerusalem
Israel has announced plans to build new homes in East Jerusalem, angering Palestinians.Lebanese and Turkish hostages freed after rare Syrian co-operation
Two kidnapped Turkish pilots arrived in Istanbul after leaving Lebanon on Saturday and nine Lebanese hostages freed from Syria landed in Beirut, ...Brahimi pushes for Syria peace talks on Cairo visit
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria is in Cairo as part of a regional tour aimed at garnering support for a peace ...Ex Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi gets political ban
An Italian court has ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, convicted of tax fraud, should be barred from holding public office ...Maldives police stop presidential election
Police in the Maldives have forced the postponement of the re-run of the presidential poll, declaring the vote illegal and blocking ballot ...Al-Shabaab suicide bomber attacks restaurant in Somalia
The Shabab militant group in Somalia claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Saturday that killed at least 13 people at a ...At least 93 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured by falling ...
At least 93 people have been killed and more than 100 others injured by falling buildings islands popular with tourists in the ...Battles rage around Syria chemical weapons sites
International inspectors in Syria have visited three of the 20 sites linked to the country\'s chemical weapons programme, as anti-government activist groups ...Fire at Japan hospital kills 10, injures several more
A fire broke out at a Japanese hospital early Friday, killing 10 people, the police said.Malawi president dissolves cabinet in response to graft scandal
Malawi President Joyce Banda dissolved the cabinet on Thursday after police arrested several junior officials in her government in recent weeks on ...




