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  Geneva--The Red Cross expressed deep concern Thursday over the impact of Saudi-led air strikes on the Yemeni capital, urging all sides in the...

  Paris--French President Francois Hollande called for a "lasting, robust and verifiable" nuclear accord with Iran during talks with President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday,...

  United Nations, United States--The UN Security Council on Thursday decided to boost the UN force in the Central African Republic by 1,050 peacekeepers...

  Riyadh--Saudi Arabia's interior minister on Thursday ordered security measures strengthened along its borders and across the kingdom, including at oil facilities, as Riyadh...

Somali Shebab   Kampala--Uganda said Thursday it was boosting security over threats by Somalia's Shebab militants, after the US embassy in Kampala warned its...

  Cairo--Egypt's air force and Navy are participating in a Saudi-led intervention against Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen, the presidency said in a statement...

  Berlin--The head of Lufthansa said Thursday there were no clues to what led the co-pilot of a jet operated by its subsidiary Germanwings...

  Berlin--The head of Lufthansa said Thursday there were no clues to what led the co-pilot of a jet operated by its subsidiary Germanwings...

    Tehran--Saudi Arabia's air strikes on Shiite rebels in Yemen triggered fury from Iran Thursday, with officials warning that the military action threatened to...

  Washington--Iraq's Shiite militias have withdrawn from the forefront of an offensive to recapture Tikrit from Islamic State jihadists, allowing Baghdad government troops to...

  Washington--US President Barack Obama will host Pope Francis at the White House on September 23, accepting an invitation extended during talks at the...

  United Nations, United States--The UN Security Council on Thursday voted to cut 2,000 troops from the UN peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic...

  Jerusalem--Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began talks Thursday to form a new Israeli government, which will have to mend shattered ties with Washington, while...

  Wadi al-Naam, Israel--Israel's top Arab MP began a four-day walk to Jerusalem on Thursday in a show of support for the impoverished Bedouin...

  Cologne, Germany--Lufthansa chief executive Carsten Spohr said Thursday he was "stunned" by suggestions the co-pilot of the jet operated by its Germanwings subsidiary...

  Seyne-les-Alpes, France--The young co-pilot of the doomed Germanwings flight appears to have "deliberately" crashed the plane into the French Alps after locking his...

  Brussels--EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday warned of regional risks from fighting in Yemen and said there could be no military...

  Mombasa, Kenya--A senior Kenyan detective has been gunned down in the port city of Mombasa, the scene of mounting concerns over radical Islamist...