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Abkhazia leader survives assassination attempt

The leader of the Moscow-backed breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia survived an assassination attempt on Wednesday ...

Ethiopia, Somali troops seize rebel bastion of Baidoa

Truckloads of Ethiopian and Somali troops on Wednesday captured the strategic Somali city of Baidoa from Al-Qaeda ...

Darfur rebels say 49 AU-UN peacekeepers held

Rebels in Sudan`s Darfur region said Monday they have detained 49 international peacekeepers and three suspected ...

Afghanistan tells troops to move families from Pakistan

Afghanistan`s defence ministry has begun ordering soldiers who have families in Pakistan to move them to Afghanistan ...

17 Russian troops killed in Caucasus battle: minister

Russian troops suffered 17 dead and 24 wounded in a days-long battle with insurgents in the restive North Caucasus ...

Rocket fired by militants hits gaza home

A rocket fired at Israel on Saturday by Palestinian militants instead hit a house in the Gaza Strip, but there were no ...

34 militants killed in northwest Pakistan

At least 34 militants were killed by the Pakistani security forces in the country`s northwest tribal areas along the ...

N. Korea rejects S. Korea call for talks on reunions

North Korea Saturday rejected the South`s call for talks aimed at restarting reunions for families separated since the ...

Afghan defense minister warns about US plan

The Afghan defense minister warned late Friday that a US proposal to cut the size of Afghan security forces by more ...

Taliban deny talks with Afghan government

Taliban insurgents Thursday denied that they had begun talks with the Afghan government alongside early contacts over ...

British airman killed in Afghanistan attack: ministry

A British airman was shot dead on Monday in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, the 398th serviceperson to die since ...

NATO admits killing Afghan children in air strike

NATO-led forces in Afghanistan said on Monday they had mistakenly killed a group of children in an air strike that has ...

President chairs meeting on peacekeeping force training center

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday chaired a limited cabinet meeting to discuss progress in the ...

Anthrax parcel sent to Pakistan pm`s house: police

Pakistani police said Wednesday they were investigating how and why a parcel containing anthrax was sent to the prime ...

East Timor`s Ramos-Horta to seek second term

East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta will seek another term in March polls, his office said Tuesday, as the young ...