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Israeli troops shoot dead Palestinian 10 Apr 2015 - 03:27 pm

Hebron, Palestinian Territories---Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank on Friday when they opened fire during the funeral of...

Morocco bus crash kills 31 10 Apr 2015 - 03:24 pm

Rabat---Schoolchildren returning from a sports competition in Morocco were among 31 people killed Friday in a head-on collision between a truck and a...

Pakistan parliament rejects Saudi call 10 Apr 2015 - 03:18 pm

Islamabad---Pakistan's parliament on Friday voted to stay out of the conflict in Yemen, rejecting Saudi demands for Islamabad to join its military coalition...

UN calls for 'humanitarian pause' in Yemen violence 10 Apr 2015 - 03:13 pm

Geneva---The United Nations called Friday for an immediate "humanitarian pause" of at least a few hours each day in Yemen to allow desperately...

Italy soul-searches after deadly court shooting 10 Apr 2015 - 03:08 pm

Rome---Italy debated Friday whether a deadly court shooting in which a man on trial for bankruptcy pulled out a gun and shot a...

Nigeria votes in key gubernatorial, state assembly polls 10 Apr 2015 - 01:19 pm

Lagos - Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday for gubernatorial and state assembly elections, two weeks after the country's historic first opposition...

China blasts Obama over military 'muscle' in South China Sea 10 Apr 2015 - 01:17 pm

Beijing - Beijing hit back Friday at US President Barack Obama's criticism of Chinese construction in the disputed South China Sea, arguing that...

Syria opposition figures seek to form alternative body 10 Apr 2015 - 01:13 pm

Beirut - A group of Syrian opposition figures is seeking to form an alternative to the National Coalition body and open negotiations with...

Obama, Castro to break bread at historic summit 10 Apr 2015 - 01:07 pm

Panama City - US President Barack Obama and Cuba's Raul Castro will put aside decades of Cold War-era tensions Friday, sitting at the...

Bus carrying athletes crashes in Morocco, killing 31 10 Apr 2015 - 01:04 pm

Rabat - A head-on collision in Morocco between a truck and bus carrying athletes killed at least 31 people and left nine injured...

Pakistan frees suspected Mumbai attacks mastermind on bail 10 Apr 2015 - 01:02 pm

Islamabad - Pakistani authorities have freed the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai attacks on bail, sources said Friday, a move likely to...

Red Cross, UN fly aid into Yemen as raids batter south 10 Apr 2015 - 01:00 pm

Sanaa - The Red Cross and UN flew medical aid into Yemen's capital Friday after southern city Aden was battered by the heaviest...

Sudan summons EU representative over vote criticism 10 Apr 2015 - 12:57 pm

Khartoum - Sudan's foreign ministry summoned the EU representative in Khartoum on Friday to protest a statement issued by Brussels that criticised nationwide...

Filipina maid rescued after Facebook plea goes viral 10 Apr 2015 - 12:55 pm

Manila - The Philippines said Friday it rescued a Filipina maid from her employer in Bahrain after she posted a desperate cry for...

Bosnia charges four with trying to join IS in Syria 10 Apr 2015 - 12:46 pm

Sarajevo - Bosnian prosecutors on Friday charged four men suspected of planning to join the Islamic State group in Syria and organising travel...

PLO rejects idea of joining Yarmuk fighting 10 Apr 2015 - 12:43 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories - The Palestinian leadership has rejected the idea of joining the conflict in Syria's Yarmuk camp, apparently ruling out involvement...

Saudi border guards face Yemen 'Red Line' 10 Apr 2015 - 12:30 pm

JAZAN, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi border guard points past a crumbling, abandoned village towards a road barely visible against the hazy backdrop...

15 killed in Afghan bombings, including attack on NATO convoy 10 Apr 2015 - 12:19 pm

Jalalabad, Afghanistan - A Taliban suicide car bomb targeted a NATO convoy in eastern Afghanistan Friday, killing at least three civilians as security...