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British PM Cameron appoints Philip Hammond as foreign minister
British Prime Minister David Cameron appointed Philip Hammond as foreign minister on Tuesday as he reshuffles his cabinet ahead of the 2015 general ...Egypt proposes ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Egypt has proposed a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza that would start on Tuesday, ending a week of cross-border ...U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports
The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in ...Fighting resumes as Israel-Hamas cease-fire collapses
Israel resumed air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, six hours after agreeing to an Egyptian-proposed truce that failed to halt ...Germany welcomes home World Cup heroes
At a party 24 years in the making, hundreds of thousands of Germans showed their admiration and adoration for their World Cup ...Israel accepts, Hamas rejects Egypt truce proposal
Hamas rejected an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire with Israel on Tuesday, moments after the Israeli Cabinet accepted the plan, throwing into ...Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount
Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an ...U.S., Iran say disputes remain in nuclear talks as deadline looms
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday major differences persist between Iran and six world powers negotiating on Tehran\'s nuclear ...Ukraine forces end rebel airport blockade
Ukraine said on Monday its forces had ended a rebel blockade of a strategic airport in the east as it traded charges ...Israel holds off on escalating Gaza barrage; West wants truce
Israel appeared to hold off on a threatened escalation of its week-old Gaza Strip barrage on Monday despite balking at Western calls ...