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British army soldier shot dead in Afghanistan

A British army soldier was shot dead Saturday while manning a checkpoint in Afghanistan`s troubled Helmand province, ...

Turkey evacuates dozens of Somali blast victims

Turkey evacuated dozens of severely wounded blast victims from the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday, two days ...

Attacks kill six in south Yemen

Rival attacks by suspected Al-Qaeda militants and pro-government militiamen east of the Yemen`s main southern city ...

Thief who swallowed diamond is caught on x-ray

A thief in Spain who stole a diamond from a British woman -- and then swallowed it -- was caught when police stopped ...

Somalia says killed top Al Qaeda African operative

Somali police said on Saturday that Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, one of Africa`s most wanted al Qaeda operatives, was ...

NATO jets batter Tripoli, Kadhafi defiant

A wave of NATO air strikes battered Tripoli early Wednesday, piling pressure on embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi ...

Taliban border attack kills 34 in Pakistan

Hundreds of heavily armed Taliban besieged a Pakistani checkpost on the Afghan border for a second day Thursday, ...

Seven policemen killed in checkpoint attack in NW Pakistan

At least seven policemen were killed in a checkpoint attack launched Wednesday morning by unknown militants in Dir ...

Baghdad hit by series of bombs, 15 killed

A series of bombings killed at least 15 people and wounded 74 more in the Baghdad area on Sunday, including a suicide ...

Yemen clashes kill `Qaeda militants, police`

Al-Qaeda members launched an attack on a security post in Yemen`s eastern province of Marib on Thursday, leading to ...

Kadhafi troops advance as EU, US condemns Libyan leader

Libyan fighter jets bombed anti-Kadhafi forces Friday as the European Union called on the Libyan leader to go and ...

Army officer shot dead in Egyptian port city

Unidentified men shot dead an army officer on Thursday in Egypt`s northeastern city of Port Said, security sources ...

Suspected Al-qaeda gunmen kill six in Yemen

Suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen killed six soldiers, including two officers, in three separate attacks Sunday in several ...

Artillery fire near Libya flashpoint Bin Jawad: AFP

Sustained artillery fire was heard on the road to the Libyan flashpoint of Bin Jawad, the site of deadly clashes ...

Air strike on rebel-held Libyan oil town

A warplane struck Ras Lanuf on Sunday, just minutes after rebels holding the Libyan oil town scoffed at state-owned ...