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Saudi warns it will not tolerate riots during hajj

A top Saudi official warned on Saturday that the kingdom will not tolerate any riots at the annual Muslim pilgrimage ...

Obama sends 100 troops to fight rebels in central Africa

US President Barack Obama said Friday he is sending 100 combat troops to central Africa to help and advise forces ...

Iraq police arrest 306 after Baghdad attacks

Police in central Iraq arrested more than 300 people on Thursday, after a spate of attacks in Baghdad mainly targeting ...

VP calls for better security against illegal fishing

Vice President Boediono has called on security agencies to step up security in the sea to prevent illegal fishing that ...

Taliban attacks down for first time

The number of Taliban attacks in Afghanistan has declined for the first time in a "welcome" trend in the ten-year-old ...

Two killed in Taliban bus shooting

The Taliban opened fire on a bus in southern Afghanistan Thursday killing two civilians, including a child, and ...

Syria woman thought mutilated turns up alive on TV

Syrian state television has aired an interview with a woman who had reportedly been found decapitated, armless and ...

Several dead after Iraq forces end hostage siege

Up to 15 people were killed on Monday after Iraqi security forces fought gunmen and suicide bombers who had seized ...

Senior Haqqani leader captured in Afghanistan: NATO

A senior leader of the Haqqani network has been arrested in Afghanistan by the NATO-led International Security ...

Two dead in north Iraq bomb attack: police

A suicide bomber who detonated his explosives-packed truck outside a bank in the disputed northern Iraqi city of ...

Taliban kill 8 police with insider help: govt official

Eight Afghan police were killed early Wednesday when Taliban militants apparently helped by an insider overran their ...

Tens of thousands rally for UN bid in West Bank

Tens of thousands were rallying in the West Bank on Wednesday in support of a bid to secure UN membership for a ...

British soldier shot dead in Afghanistan: ministry

A British Royal Marine was killed after coming under small arms fire while on foot patrol in Helmand Province, ...

Yemen security forces kill 20 in Sanaa: medics

Yemeni security forces killed 20 people, including three dissident soldiers and two children, in the capital Sanaa on ...

Yemen security forces kill 26 protesters: medics

Yemeni security forces opened fire on anti-regime demonstrators in Sanaa on Sunday, killing at least 26 and wounding ...