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Two NATO troops killed by Afghans

Two NATO troops were killed Thursday when an Afghan soldier and a civilian turned their weapons against them in ...

France urges Syria ceasefire to evacuate journalists

France called for a ceasefire in the rebel-held area of Baba Amr in Syria`s city of Homs on Wednesday so it could ...

NATO showing "restraint" in Afghanistan

NATO troops are displaying "great restraint" in Afghanistan in the face of a wave of violent unrest that left four US ...

Amnesty urges China not to return N. Korea refugees

Human rights watchdog Amnesty International urged China Wednesday not to repatriate North Korean refugees, joining ...

5 Syrian troops killed in clash with deserters

Five Syrian soldiers were killed on Tuesday in fighting with deserters in the restive southern province of Daraa, a ...

Sri Lankans protest US move over `war crimes`

Tens of thousands of ruling party supporters led by cabinet ministers staged demonstrations across Sri Lanka Monday to ...

Afghan diplomat, officials arrested for spying

Afghanistan`s spy agency said Monday that a senior foreign ministry diplomat and three other government officials had ...

Bomb kills seven after Pakistan ministers` meeting

A bomb killed at least seven people and wounded another 22 on Monday, targeting a public meeting attended by ...

UN rights council hope for positive Syrian response on aid

The head of the United Nations Human Rights Council said Monday she hoped for a "positive response" from Syria to ...

Fallout from Afghan Koran burning widens

The fallout from Koran burnings at a US airbase, which triggered a week of violence, has widened as Afghan ministers ...

NATO probes food after Taliban poison claim

The Taliban claimed Monday it was behind the poisoning of coalition troops` food in eastern Afghanistan as NATO ...

Suicide blast kills six at Afghan airport: Police

At least six people were killed and seven wounded Monday in a suicide car bomb attack at Jalalabad airport in eastern ...

Syria-based PFLP leader on first Gaza trip

A senior leader of the Syria-based leadership of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine arrived on Sunday ...

Soldiers kill 5 Qaeda suspects: Yemeni official

Yemeni troops killed five suspected Al-Qaeda militants early on Sunday in an artillery attack in the southern city of ...

ICRC fails to evacuate wounded journalists from Homs

The Red Cross Saturday failed to agree a deal to evacuate wounded Syrians and Western journalists from battered Homs ...