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Civilians among 16 killed in south Yemen: army

At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed on Thursday in clashes in Yemen`s southern province of ...

UN Security Council threatens Yemen sanctions

The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution threatening sanctions against groups seen ...

Turkish security forces seize 100 kg bomb in southeastern province

Turkish security forces discovered a homemade bomb weighing 100 kg in the Lice district of southeastern Hakkari ...

Abbas says Israel must free prisoners before dialogue

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Saturday he is ready for a dialogue with Israel if it frees Palestinian ...

Denying Iran a role in Syria meet `thoughtless`: Russia

Russia -- which is pushing for a conference on the Syria crisis to include Iran, despite US protests -- said Saturday ...

Political solution to Syrian crisis at critical stage

Chinese UN Ambassador Li Baodong, who holds the rotating Security Council presidency in June, told reporters here on ...

Military action in Syria would need UN backing

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that any military action in Syria would need backing from the United ...

UN peacekeeping chief reports "appalling" situation in Syria

Herve Ladsous, the UN under- secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, on Tuesday described the recent situation ...

Western countries expel Syria envoys over killings

Seven Western governments expelled Syrian diplomats from their capitals on Tuesday in a coordinated action ...

Annan warns Syria of grave concern

Peace envoy Kofi Annan expressed "grave concern" to Syria`s President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday and Western nations ...

Iranian lawmaker says talks continuation with P5+1 "positive"

A senior Iranian lawmaker said the decision to carry on talks between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN ...

Top officials meet as North Korea nuclear test feared

Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials began talks Monday on North Korea and other issues amid concerns the ...

Iran wants `serious intentions` at nuclear talks

Iran`s foreign minister told his German counterpart that Tehran seeks "serious intentions" from both sides at talks ...

South Korea, US, Japan to hold talks on North Korea

South Korea, the United States and Japan will hold high-level talks next week about North Korea, Seoul's foreign ...

Afghans to take more control from NATO

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday announced a new transfer of security control from NATO that will see local ...