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Nigerian forces say kill 9Iislamists in Kano shootout

Nigerian security forces killed nine Islamist Boko Haram militants and captured two in a shootout in northern Kano ...

Civilian deaths up in 2011 Israeli-Palestinian fighting: NGO

The past year saw a sharp rise in the number of civilians killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an Israeli human ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

Syria denies receiving special forces from Russia

A Syrian military source on Monday refuted as "baseless" some media reports about the arrival of Russian warships ...

Pakistan clashes leave eight dead

At least eight people were killed and 15 others wounded in clashes between Pakistani troops and militants in the ...

More than 50 dead in gunfights, air strikes in Pakistan

At least 51 militants and four soldiers have been killed in air strikes and clashes with Pakistani security forces in ...

Eight killed, Yemenis hope for UN pressure on Saleh

Eight Yemenis, including five protesters, were killed in a new upsurge in violence in the capital on Sunday, hospital ...

Syria draft constitution to be ready in 4 months: SANA

President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday announced the creation of an ad hoc committee tasked with preparing a new ...

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, ...

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 ...