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Fighting in Mogadishu kills 17

Exchanges of heavy artillery fire between Islamist rebels linked to Al-Qaeda and government forces backed by African ...

Military intervention in Bahrain unacceptable: Iran

Military intervention in Bahrain by Gulf states is unacceptable it will only complicate the already volatile situation ...

UAE sends 500 police to Bahrain protests: foreign minister

The United Arab Emirates has sent around 500 police to neighbouring Bahrain amid escalating anti-regime protests ...

US drone strike `kills six militants in Pakistan`

A US drone strike targeting a rebel vehicle and a compound on Sunday killed six militants and wounded five others in a ...

Kadhafi troops advance as EU, US condemns Libyan leader

Libyan fighter jets bombed anti-Kadhafi forces Friday as the European Union called on the Libyan leader to go and ...

US drone strike kills six militants in Pakistan: officials

At least six militants were killed in two US drone attacks in Pakistan`s northwestern tribal region near the Afghan ...

Tamil Tiger rebels training in India: Sri Lanka pm

Remnants of Sri Lanka`s defeated Tamil rebels are undergoing military training in India in a bid to revive their ...

EU extends sanctions against Libya

The European Union approved on Thursday additional sanctions against Libya, a member of the Hungarian representation ...

Baghdad blast kills Iraqi army general

A roadside bomb attack in east Baghdad killed an Iraqi army general on Wednesday while violence across the capital ...

Gaddafi defiant as west mulls action

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi stood firm Wednesday, accusing the West of plotting to seize his country`s oil and the ...

Foreign minister sees conspiracy to split Libya

Libyan Foreign Minister Musa Kusa accused Western powers on Monday of trying to split his country by contacting rebel ...

Taiwan to cut 9,200 troops as China ties warm

Taiwan plans to slash the number of its troops by 9,200 this year amid warming ties with China, but the cut will be ...

Somali troops, militia take two towns from rebels

Somali troops backed by pro-government militia took two towns from rebel Islamist group al Shabaab in fighting on ...

Sri Lanka in talks with UN over war crimes: report

Sri Lanka has held secret talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on alleged war crimes during the ...

Kenya arrests six Shabaab fighters in border town

Kenyan police have arrested six suspected fighters from Somalia`s al Shabaab rebel group in Mandera on the Kenyan side ...