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farc attack on colombia radar delays flights, drug fight

An attack by Colombian FARC rebels on a radar installation in Cauca province delayed flights in the south of the ...

Balloons carrying choco pie sent to N. Korea

North Korean refugees living in South Korea launched balloons carrying cakes across the heavily fortified border ...

Colombia rebels selling cows as drug money drops

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday the country`s largest rebel group was increasingly selling its ...

Rebels, soldier killed in Mali clashes: government

Several Tuareg rebels and one soldier died Tuesday in clashes between the Malian army and rebel forces in the ...

Iran supplying weapons to Syria crackdown

The United States believes Iran is supplying munitions to aid Syria`s bloody protest crackdown in an initiative ...

Iraq marks first army day since US pullout

Iraq's armed forces were to mark their 91st anniversary with a huge parade on Friday, weeks after US troops completed ...

Iran warns US aircraft carrier away from Gulf

A US aircraft carrier deployed in the Middle East should "not return" to its base in the Gulf, the head of Iran`s ...

Israel to construct barrier on Lebanese border

Israel plans to build a wall that would separate its northernmost town from a Lebanese village in a bid to quell ...

Egypt upper house elections to be speeded up

Egypt`s military ruler decreed on Sunday that multi-phase elections for parliament`s consultative upper house, the ...

Panetta calls Egypt strongman over NGO raids

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta conveyed his "deep concern" to Egypt`s military ruler over police raids on ...

Sudan military chopper crashes

A Sudanese helicopter gunship crashed at an air base in North Kordofan state on Friday, official media said, but there ...

Six dead in Sudan chopper crash

All six crewmen aboard a Sudanese military helicopter were killed when it crash-landed and burned in North Kordofan ...

China police kill seven hostage-takers in Xinjiang

China said Thursday police killed seven "terrorists" who took hostages in the nation`s restive Xinjiang region during ...

Kim Jong-un hailed as great leader as his father

Official media of the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Sunday that Kim Jong Un is the Korean people`s ...

Iran says ready to expand military links with Iraq

Iran stands ready to expand its military and security ties with Iraq, its armed forces chief of staff said Sunday, a ...