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11,200 peacekeepers needed for Mali

Up to 11,200 troops could be needed for a UN peacekeeping mission in Mali but a "parallel" military force will have to ...

Tunisian president`s party quits government

The Tunisian Congress for the Republic (CPR) party decided to withdraw from the Islamist Ennahdha-led coalition in ...

Hundreds of Islamists killed in Mali fighting: France

Several hundred Islamists have been killed in airstrikes and direct combat in Mali since France launched an offensive ...

Australians warned to leave Benghazi immediately

Australia on Friday joined three European nations in urging its citizens to leave the Libyan city of Benghazi due to a ...

37 foreigners killed in Algeria hostage crisis: PM

Thirty-seven foreigners of eight different nationalities were killed during the hostage crisis at an Algerian gas ...

Obama vows to build alliances, not `perpetual war` - (d)

President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to renew "strong alliances" around the world, saying that the United States was ...

Japanese prime minister cuts short visit to RI due to Algeria crisis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to cut short his stay in Jakarta due to the hostage crisis in Algeria, ...

30 hostages killed in Algeria gas plant: Algerian security source

Thirty hostages, including at least seven foreigners, were killed on Thursday when Algerian forces stormed a desert ...

Two dead as Nigeria gunmen attack churches, border posts

Suspected members of the Islamist extremist group Boko Haram set fire to churches and border posts in northeastern ...

Saudi diplomat shot dead in Yemen, officials say

Gunmen shot dead a Saudi Arabian diplomat and his Yemeni bodyguard in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, two officials ...

World pressure for Gaza truce intensifies

The U.N. chief called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary ...

Israel air raids kill 9, destroy Hamas HQ in Gaza

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed nine Palestinians and destroyed the Hamas government headquarters on Saturday as Israel ...

Iran denies supplying Fajr 5 rockets to Gaza

A senior Iranian official has denied his country supplied the Fajr 5 missiles which Palestinian militants have been ...

World leaders hail Obama victory, pledge cooperation

World leaders on Wednesday hailed President Barack Obama`s sweeping re-election, with allies pledging to deepen ...

UN defends recommendation to postpone Afghanistan trip

The United Nations defended on Wednesday its recommendation that the 15-member U.N. Security Council postpone a ...