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Israel targets a Hamas site in Gaza and shrinks the fishing grounds
The United Nations urges Washington to desist from its actions against Russian and Iranian diplomats
House Democrats IMPEACH President Donald Trump, case now goes to US Senate
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s biggest port city
Rocket launched from Gaza Strip – Israeli military
Armed attack on the convoy of the Minister of Education in southern Libya
Extension of Gulf time limit granted to Qatar 48 hours
Shooting outside a mosque in France and injuring 8 people
Suicide bombing hits Damascus, casualties feared – state TV
7 missing, at least 3 injured as US Navy destroyer crashes into trade ship off Japan coast
Blast hits US embassy grounds in Ukrainian capital, no casualties – police
At least 39 killed, 69 injured in Istanbul nightclub terrorist attack
Plane carrying Brazilian football team crashes in Colombia – reports
‘Limited self-defense strikes’: US military destroys 3 ‘radar sites’ in Yemen
Ex-Israeli PM and President Shimon Peres dies aged 93
Baltimore police searching for 3 shooters after 8 people shot & injured, including toddler
Rockets hit airport in Turkey’s southeast
Turkey, Ankara-backed rebels launch op to retake Syrian town from ISIS
Iraq begins efforts to recapture ISIS-held Qayyarah
Reports of blast near US embassy in Kabul
American and Australian professors kidnapped in Kabul
Car bomb targeting security forces in Libya’s Benghazi kills 22
Palestinian killed in gun fire with Israeli army
Turkey detains senior Fethullah Gulen aide
New Zealand airport evacuated after ‘bomb message’ found on plane
North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles – S. Korea military
Axe-wielding Afghan teen attacks German railway passengers
EgyptAir flight 804 disappears en route from Paris to Cairo with over 60 on board
Egypt gunmen shoot dead 8 police in Cairo
Car bomb outside security chief's home in Yemen’s Aden
Explosion rocks central Kabul, near US embassy
Suicide attack targets Yemen security chief
Israel strikes Gaza targets in response to rocket fire
Burkina Faso hostage crisis: 20 dead at hotel & cafe; counter-assault begins; Al Qaeda claims attack
Bombs and gunfire rock Indonesia’s Jakarta
Israeli air strike in Gaza kills Palestinian
Mainland Chinese shares stop trading after 7% plunge
North Korea detonates first hydrogen bomb
5 rockets from Gaza hit southern Israel – reports
6 killed in gun battle after terrorists storm Indian airbase near Pakistani border
Damascus suburb hit by ‘Israeli strike,’ Lebanese militant leader killed - Hezbollah
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire
UK launches air strikes on ISIS targets in Syria
Car bomb explodes near hotel in northern Sinai
Serbia says two embassy staff seized in Libya
Yemeni VP’s hotel residence in Aden attacked
Palestinian rocket fired from Gaza hits Israel
Iraqi-Kurdish boy linked to Sydney shooting
Afghan bombing: Kunduz MSF clinic workers killed
Clashes erupt at Al-Aqsa mosque compound
Report: U.S. foils assassination bids of Iraqi PM
Rockets strike Baghdad airport area
Baghdad gunmen kidnap Iraq’s deputy justice minister
U.S. puts three Hamas leaders on terror blacklist
Benghazi homemade bomb kills Libyan special forces
Turkish police fire tear gas at Istanbul protest
Israel air strike hits Gaza after rocket fire
Shelling from Yemen kills Saudi border guard
Two Saudi pilots killed in crash near Yemen
‘Terrorist’ gunman wounds 3 on Europe train
Attackers on moped kill Tunisian policeman, wound 2 others
Libyan guards at crossing to Egypt stop working
Suicide bombing in Beiji kills at least 20 Iraqi troops
Huge truck bomb in Baghdad market kills 54
Syria conflict: Ceasefire comes into effectfor three towns
Bomb attack targets Istanbul police station
Suicide attack 'hits Turkish troops'
Gunmen kill Egypt policeman at Niger embassy
Malik Ishaq: Pakistan Sunni militant chief killed by police
At least eight Afghan soldiers killed in 'friendly fire' incident
Six foreign militants killed in Syria airstrike
37 killed amid Saudi crackdown on militants
Iran nuclear agreement 'reached' - diplomats in Vienna
Rights group video: Israeli soldier shot fleeing Palestinian
Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan
Egypt explosion hits Italian consulate in Cairo
Varoufakis resigns as Greek finance minister 'to aid deal'
Another black church on fire in South Carolina
Israel intercepts Gaza-bound boat
Taliban ambush in Herat province 'kills 11 soldiers'
Nigeria violence: 'Girl' suicide bomber kills 10
NSA spying: France 'will not tolerate' threat to security
Abbas says Palestinian govt to resign within 24 hours – reports
Seven shot dead at protest against ISIS in Libya
Saudi citizen at mosque killed in cross-border shelling from Yemen
U.S. sends six Guantanamo prisoners to Oman
U.N.-backed peace talks for Yemen to begin in Geneva next week
Two Saudi soldiers die in cross-border attack from Yemen
Saudi air defense intercepts Houthi scud missile
Multiple airstrikes in Gaza after two rockets launched into Israel
Five people killed, eight wounded in rocket attack in Libya's Benghazi
Officials: Gunmen hijack buses in Pakistan, kill 19
Israeli jets strike Gaza ‘terror infrastructure’ after rocket attack
Deadly car bomb hits northern Egyptian city
U.N. peace talks on Yemen to be held in Geneva on May 28
North Korea cancels UN chief Ban Ki-moon's visit
ISIS seizes part of Syria’s Palmyra
3 court officials killed in Egypt’s Sinai
ISIS executes 23 civilians near Syria’s Palmyra
Boston bombing trial: Death sentence for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
North Korea Defence Chief Hyon Yong-chol 'executed'
Moroccan fighter jet goes missing in Yemen
Egypt’s Sisi keen on cooperating with Russia
Saudi-led forces target Saleh’s house in Sanaa
Rocket attack strikes Benghazi medical center
Car bombings in Iraq’s capital kill at least 20 civilians
Libyan TV crew found dead eight months after kidnap
ISIS claims attack on Spanish embassy in Libya
Gun battle kills three in Mexican border city of Reynosa
Afghanistan blast in Jalalabad leaves many dead
Australian teens held over alleged terror attack
Cuba praises 'fair' US pledge on terrorism list
ISIS claims attacks on embassies in Libya
Yemeni rebel mortar attack kills three Saudi border guards
Libya lawmakers head to Washington for talks
Algeria army kills four armed Islamists near capital
One dead, three wounded in Saudi-Pakistan military training
Canada launches its first anti-ISIS airstrikes in Syria
Four Tunisian soldiers killed in militant attack
Saudi police raid Islamist cell after deadly attack
Palestinian Authority rejects Israel tax transfer
Houthis strike civilian homes in Yemen’s Aden
Two Saudi border guards killed by fire from Yemen: Ministry
Gun attack on Istanbul police HQ in spate of violence
Gunmen storm Kenya's Garissa University College
One dead, one hurt as shots fired at U.S. spy agency: reports
Two Saudi policemen wounded in Riyadh drive-by shooting
Taliban attacks in Pakistan kill 5 police officers, wound 10
Saudi navy rescues diplomats from Aden
Somalia hotel rocked by bomb and gunfight in Mogadishu
Five killed in suicide bombing in Libya’s Benghazi
Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories ‘must end’ – White House chief of staff
‘Terrorist’ mine kills soldier in west Tunisia
US police shoot attacker at New Orleans airport
Clashes halt flights at Aden airport in Yemen
Two killed in Swedish restaurant shooting
'Cyanide letter' sent to White House, says Secret Service
Mali helicopter crash: Two Dutch UN peacekeepers die
Lawyer for 'Bin Laden doctor' killed in Pakistan
Syria claims shooting down of US drone over Latakia
Iraq army says coalition strikes on Tikrit needed
ISIS claims Tripoli attack, car bomb in Misrata
Islamic State fighters in Libya battle militia near Sirte
US shuts down Saudi embassy amid security fears
Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Sweden
Explosion at police station in Libyan capital
Khalifa Haftar sworn in as Libyan army chief
U.N. puts Libya request for weapons on hold
One policeman killed, 24 wounded in Sinai blast
Palestinian fisherman killed by Israeli fire
Canadian soldier killed in Iraq friendly fire
Yemen defense minister escapes house arrest
One killed in bomb blast in Egypt textile hub
Militants seize Libyan oilfield in deadly attack
Mali nightclub attack kills five in Bamako
Libya asks U.N. for arms to battle ISIS
US ambassador to South Korea injured by knife-wielding attacker
Israel far-right activists attack Arab politician with juice
Colombia detains Cuba-bound Chinese ship carrying weapons
Libya parliament appoints Haftar ‘commander-in-chief of army’
Bomb blast in Egypt tourist town kills two: police
Deadly rocket attack launched in Libya’s Benghazi
Israel surprises with unexpected military drills in West Bank
Egypt declares Palestinian movement Hamas 'terrorist'
Venezuela imposes limits on US diplomats
U.S. envoy: Coalition airstrikes have blunted ISIS momentum in Iraq
Libyan parliament proposes Haftar to lead army
Paris police arrest Al-Jazeera journalists over drone
Kabul bomb hits Turkish embassy car
ISIS’ Christian hostage toll in Syria rises to 150
Yemen Houthis take over special forces army camp in Sanaa
Three killed in South Korea shooting
Court orders arrest of Bangladesh opposition leader Khaleda Zia
Israeli troops kill Palestinian near Bethlehem
Libya crisis: UN talks between rival governments suspended
Girl suicide bomber kills five in Nigeria: witnesses
Kurdish fighters attack ISIS in northeast Syria
Snowden documentary CitizenFour grabs Oscar
Turkish troops 'pass through Kobane' in Syria
U.S. defense chief silent on Mosul attack timing
Fire rips through Dubai skyscraper
EX-NY mayor Giuliani: Obama doesn’t ‘love’ America
Turkey considering China missiles deal despite NATO concern
Gulf states voice support for Egypt’s fight against terrorism
‘An ugly lie’: Obama rejects claim West is at war with Islam
Air strike 'kills dozens of mourners' in Niger
U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meet on Libya
Warplane strikes Libya’s Zintan airport
Four Tunisian police killed in ‘terrorist’ attack
Egypt unleashes strikes on ISIS targets in Libya
Sunni Iraqi MPs boycott parliament over murder of tribal chief
Chapel Hill victims’ brother: Shooter had harassed Muslim couple, ‘brandished’ gun at them
At least 19 killed in attack on Shiite mosque in Pakistan
Boko Haram attacks village in Chad as revolt spreads
Egypt says fate of Copts held in Libya unknown
Top UN official warns of further conflict in Gaza
Islamic State militants attack Iraqi town near US base
Hundreds of migrants killed in new Mediterranean tragedy, says UN
Yemen drone strike kills 4 Qaeda suspects
Australian police charge two Sydney men over terror offences
Libyan army says has retaken main camp in Benghazi
Somalia lawmakers approve new cabinet as Shebab kills MP
Nigeria's Boko Haram 'kidnaps 20' in Cameroon bus hijacking
Three Sudanese Red Cross workers killed in Blue Nile area
NBC’s Brian Williams off air, under internal probe for fake Iraq War tale
Libya risks bankruptcy as oil output, prices continue to fall
First Boko Haram attack in Niger beaten back by troops
Gunmen kill 12 Libyans, foreigners at oilfield raid
Boko Haram 'kill 70' in Cameroon border town of Fotokol
New attack in France: Two soldiers wounded outside Jewish centre
Jordan executes convicted jihadists after pilot's death
ISIS burns alive Jordanian pilot it kept hostage
Three suspected Qaeda militants killed in U.S. drone strike in Yemen
Head of U.N. Gaza war inquiry quits amid Israeli anger
Bangladesh petrol bomb attack leaves seven dead
Libya revokes bill which banned Gaddafi-era officials from office
Tunisia’s Islamist party agrees to join coalition government
‘Three women killed’ in clashes in Egypt’s Sinai
Huthis set three-day deadline to unravel Yemen crisis
Bahrain strips 72 unrest convicts of citizenship
Japan outraged at IS 'beheading' of hostage Kenji Goto
Saudi Arabia: gunfire wounds American in al-Ahsa
Hagel: U.S. may need ground troops in Iraq
Suicide attack on Afghanistan funeral kills at least eight
Powerful Shiite militia blocks fresh protest in Yemen capital
Pentagon confirms U.S. talks with Yemen’s Houthis
Israel launches airstrikes on Syria following rocket attack, ‘red line’ warning from Iran
Deadly bomb blast rocks Egypt’s Alexandria
New sanctions against Russia are economic blackmail – Kremlin
Fidel Castro reacts to US-Cuba diplomatic thaw
Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people
Mubarak's sons released from Egyptian prison
Egypt extends state of emergency in North Sinai
Gunmen kidnap deputy foreign minister in eastern Libya
Boko Haram attacks key Nigerian city of Maiduguri
Greece election: Anti-austerity Syriza leader vows to end 'pain'
Gunmen kill policeman guarding U.N. building in Libya’s capital
Japan PM Abe condemns hostage 'death' video
Two US airliners searched at Atlanta after bomb threats
Leader of Libyan Islamists Ansar al-sharia, dies of wounds
Five Lebanon soldiers killed in border clash
Yemen crisis: President resigns as rebels tighten hold
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah dies
A dozen French soldiers joined ISIS: ministry
Video shows US police fatal shooting of black man
Belgium jihad suspect agrees to be extradited
Israel bus attack: Tel Aviv passengers stabbed .. video
Canada exchanges fire with Islamic State in Iraq
Libya's representative to Opec disappears from Tripoli, says family
Yemeni army and Houthi fighters clash in capital
Shots fired near Vice-President Joe Biden's Delaware home
Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria bomber 'attacks bus station'
Chadian peacekeeper killed in attack on U.N. base in northern Mali
EU hails Libya peace move but warns of ‘long way to go’
Libya Dawn militia announces full ceasefire
US troops training Syrian ‘moderates’ could top 1,000 – Pentagon
10 arrests in Paris, bomb threat closes train station
Lebanon foils suicide plot, arrests three
Belgium on high alert after deadly anti-terror raid
Syria conflict: Italian aid worker hostages freed
Deliberate hit-and-run driver injures Paris policewoman outside Elysee Palace
Cameroon army kills 143 Boko Haram fighters: government
Hamas employees in pay protest at unity government HQ in Gaza
Egypt court overturns Mubarak's conviction on corruption charges
Sectarian violence engulfs Ghardaia once again
Twin blasts rip through market in northeast Nigeria: residents
Lebanese police raid prison after bomb attacks
Paris had asked Netanyahu ‘not to attend’ rally
Girl suicide bomber kills 19 in Nigeria
Seven killed in north Lebanon suicide attack
Netanyahu to French Jews after attacks: ‘Israel is your home’
Lebanon violence: Bomb blast hits northern city of Tripoli
Nigeria: 'Girl bomber' kills 19 people in Maiduguri market
Radical cleric Abu Hamza jailed for life by US court
Petraeus case: 'Charges recommended' for ex-CIA boss
Charlie Hebdo suspects killed
Car chase as Paris suspects take hostages
IS branch in Libya claims execution of Tunisia journalists
German nurse suspected of multiple deaths admits to 30 more murders
Snowden: Cyber war more damaging to US than any other nation
US military to close 15 bases in Europe
Iraq: attacks in and around Baghdad kill 8
U.S.-led forces drop nearly 5,000 bombs on ISIS
Islamic State crisis: Religious police 'kidnapped' in Syria
French police name Charlie Hebdo attack suspects
12 dead in shooting at French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo in Paris
France to deploy aircraft carrier to Gulf in ‘Islamic State’ fight
Israel sentences Hamas member to 3 life terms for murdering Jewish teens
Israel’s Palestinian tax move violates Oslo Accords – EU foreign policy chief
Deadly blast hits Yemen capital Sanaa
McCain & other top officials accused of illegally visiting Syria
Islamic State: Kurds 'seize key Kobane district'
Report: Libya peace talks delayed again
Blast targets Houthi base in Yemeni capital
Iraq asks Australia for more military aid
Ansar al-Sharia group abducts 20 Egypt Christians in Libya
Huge blast rocks Somalia capital after suicide attack near airport
Saudi Arabia sends delegation to Iraq ahead of embassy reopening
White House announces sanctions against N. Korea
Israel freezes Palestine tax funds over ICC bid
Palestinian Authority submits documents to UN to join International Criminal Court
Palestinians submit ICC membership bid documents
Sony cyber-attack: North Korea faces new US sanctions
Palestine files ‘Israeli war crimes’ probe request with accession letter to ICC
Journalist death toll rises to 118 in 2014
Rocket 'kills 15' at Afghan wedding
Palestinians sign up to join International Criminal Court
UN Security Council rejects Palestinian resolution
Cargo ship carrying '700 migrants' docks in Italy
AirAsia QZ8501: Bad weather hampers recovery of bodies
Egyptian court permanently bans Jewish festival on ‘moral’ grounds
Afghan ‘kill list’ leak: NATO risked civilian lives by targeting low-level Taliban fighters
Objects that look like plane door, emergency slide spotted in hunt for AirAsia jet
US air strike in Somalia targets al-Shabab leader
West wants to end confrontation with Russia over Ukraine – EU foreign policy chief
US-led coalition hits jihadist positions with 39 air strikes
New NSA reports show spy agency routinely collected intel on Americans
AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore confirmed missing
Rafael Ramos: NYPD officer's wake attended by hundreds
North Korea lambasts Obama over The Interview release
Israel approves over 350 new settlements in occupied Jerusalem
Gunfire reported at St. Louis protest in wake of Berkeley police shooting
Islamic State did not shoot down Jordan plane, says US
Oil for peace? China to send 700 peacekeepers to S. Sudan, signs energy deal
Rise of far-right: Thousands rally at anti-Islam protest in Germany
Milwaukee shooting: Federal probe for Dontre Hamilton death