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6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash
A C-130 transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six U.S. airmen and five passengers, the U.S. ...Bahrain recalls ambassador from Iran, expels Tehran envoy
Bahrain recalled its ambassador from Iran on Thursday and ordered Tehran\'s envoy to leave within 72 hours, the official BNA news agency ...Afghan officials say government retakes Kunduz; Taliban denies
Afghan officials said government troops recaptured much of the strategic northern city of Kunduz from Taliban insurgents early on Thursday, three days ...Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA
Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad\'s government, Lebanese ...Deadly shooting at community college in US state of Oregon
A 20-year-old gunman opened fire at a community college in the US state of Oregon on Thursday, killing up to 9 people ...Afghan forces recapture city center amid fierce clashes with Taliban
Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days ...Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody
General Gilbert Diendere, the leader of Burkina Faso\'s short-lived coup, was in police custody on Thursday after handing himself in, a security ...Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria
Russia launched air strikes in war-torn Syria on Wednesday, its first military engagement outside the former Soviet Union since the occupation of ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Ukraine, rebels agree full small weapons withdrawal
Kiev and pro-Russian insurgents struck a vital agreement on Wednesday to withdraw their entire arsenal of smaller weapons from the buffer zone ...