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Gunmen kill security officials in nw Pakistan: police

At least six gunmen ambushed a military vehicle on patrol in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing two security ...

Turkish aid workers freed in Mogadishu

Somali authorities have released three Turkish aid workers they detained for delivering aid to drought victms in an ...

Turkey votes in parliamentary elections

Turkey voted Sunday in parliamentary polls, with the Islamist-rooted Justice and Development Party set to win a third ...

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 ...

Somali militants aiming to attack abroad: CIA chief

Al-Qaeda linked militants who control much of Somalia are looking to extend their operations and carry out attacks ...

Pakistan bakery blast kills 18: officials

At least 18 people were killed on Sunday in a bomb blast at a bakery in northwest Pakistan, police and government ...

Helicopter crashes in Afghanistan`s east, two troops killed

Two service members from the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed when a helicopter crashed in a volatile eastern ...

NATO air strike kills 14 civilians: Afghan officials

At least 14 civilians were killed and six wounded in a NATO air strike in southern Afghanistan, the local authorities ...

Egypt reopens Rafah border with Gaza

Egypt on Saturday reopened its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, allowing people to cross freely for the first time in ...

Pakistani fighter jets kill 26 militants: officials

At least 26 militants were killed and about a dozen of their hideouts destroyed as Pakistan`s air force bombed targets ...

Sarkozy backs Palestinian unity, wants peace progress

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said a Palestinian unity deal was "good news" for the Middle East peace process and ...

U.S. names Caucasus Islamist group to terrorism list

The United States on Thursday named an Islamist insurgent group in Russia`s North Caucasus to its official list of ...

Palestinians` Fayyad had heart attack in US, stable

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad suffered a heart attack while visiting the United States but is stable, a ...

Study ties new Al Qaeda chief to murder of journalist pearl

Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian militant recently appointed interim leader of al Qaeda operations, has been linked to the ...

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 ...