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Libya Islamists abduct 20 Egypt Christians: govt source
Islamist militants have abducted 20 Egyptian Christians in Libya in recent days, a source close to the government said.Mexico vigilante founder, 26 others arrested in 10 shooting deaths
The founder of a vigilante group in Mexico\'s restive western state of Michoacan was arrested on Saturday along with 26 ...India arrests five for kidnap and rape of Japanese woman
Indian police have arrested two brothers accused of repeatedly raping a 22-year-old Japanese tourist over three weeks near Bodh Gaya, ...Boko Haram seizes military base in Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base outside the Nigerian town of Baga near Lake Chad after engaging ...Suicide bomber kills 4 people in Somalia, police say
A Somali police officer says a suicide car bomber blew himself up near a moving convoy of Somalia\'s U.S.-trained elite ...U.S. slaps more sanctions on North Korea after Sony hack
North Korea was hit with more sanctions on Friday designed to impede access to the U.S. financial system in the ...Israel withholds funds, weighs lawsuits against Palestinians
Israel will withhold critical tax revenue and seek ways to bring war crimes prosecutions against Palestinian leaders in retaliation for ...Over 76,000 killed in Syria war in 2014, monitor says
More than 76,000 people were killed in Syria\'s brutal conflict in 2014, making it the bloodiest year yet in the country\'s nearly ...Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel by signing onto the International Criminal Court.Egyptian court orders retrial of journalists in Al Jazeera case
An Egyptian appeals court has overturned an initial verdict that sentenced three al-Jazeera English journalists to seven to 10 years in prison, ...




