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Al-Qaeda leader announces India wing
Ayman al-Zawahiri says his armed group will "raise the flag of jihad" across parts of India, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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Russian humanitarian aid convoy 'pushes south to Ukraine'
Russian lorries taking aid to conflict-hit east Ukraine have started a second day of their journey, reports say. The 262-vehicle convoy stopped overnight in the southern city of Voronezh, and is expected to arrive at the READ MORE
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Iraq: US sends more military advisers to Kurdistan
The US has sent 130 more military advisers to the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says. The marines and special operations forces will assess the humanitarian situation and will not be enga READ MORE
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Israelis at Cairo talks as Gaza truce holds
Second round of talks aimed at ending conflict begin in Egypt as calm holds in battered Palestinian enclave. Israel and the Palestinians have begun indirect talks in Cairo to try and end the conflict in Gaza and lift the READ MORE
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Obama welcomes move to name Iraq's new PM
US president says he has already spoken with Haider al-Ibadi, urging the formation of a new inclusive Iraqi government. Barack Obama, the US president, has said Iraq took "a promising step" forward with the designation o READ MORE
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UN names Gaza war crimes probe panel
Israel dismisses the investigation into possible human rights violations during Gaza war as a 'kangaroo court'. The United Nations has named experts to an international commission of inquiry into possible human rights vi READ MORE
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Gaza conflict: New three-day ceasefire holds
A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian faction Hamas in Gaza was holding on Monday. The agreement, which began at midnight (21:00 GMT Sunday), came after days of intense mediation by Egypt. If READ MORE
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Iraq crisis: Embattled PM Nouri Maliki attacks president
Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki has said he will take the country's president to court for violating constitutional rules. In an address on state TV, Mr Maliki criticised Fuad Masum for not intervening after parliament failed to g READ MORE
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Kurds rescue Yazidis from Iraqi mountain
Kurdish forces tell Al Jazeera they have opened a road to Sinjar, reaching more than 5,000 Yazidis besieged by IS group. Iraqi Kurdish security forces have opened a road to Sinjar Mountain in northwestern Iraq, rescuing READ MORE
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World 'day of rage' over Israel's war on Gaza
From London to Paris, and Tehran to Cape Town, demonstators take to the streets to demand an end to Israeli offensive. Tens of thousands of protesters have marched through the streets of cities around the world demanding READ MORE
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Cairo talks in disarray amid Gaza violence
Palestinian representatives threaten to pull out of Egypt-mediated negotiations as Israel continues to pound Gaza Strip. Palestinian negotiators will leave Cairo on Sunday unless Israel agrees to return to Egyptian-media READ MORE
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Gaza conflict: US and UN condemn new Gaza violence
The US and UN have condemned the resumption of attacks between Gaza and Israel on Friday, urging both sides to cease hostilities. Israel renewed strikes on Gaza soon after a three-day truce expired, saying it was in resp READ MORE
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Iraq conflict: US aid drop follows fresh raids on militants
The US has conducted its second air-drop of food and water to thousands of Iraqis hiding in mountains from jihadist fighters, the Pentagon says. It came hours after the US launched fresh air strikes against militants fro READ MORE
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West warns Russia against 'aid' mission in Ukraine
The UK and US governments have warned Russia not to use humanitarian assistance as a pretext for sending troops into eastern Ukraine. Any such intervention would be "completely unacceptable and "viewed as an invasion of READ MORE
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Ebola declared an 'international emergency'
WHO says Ebola outbreak in West Africa could get worse and urges international community to provide urgent support. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak in West Africa to be an internationa READ MORE
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Gaza fighting resumes after ceasefire ends
Ten-year-old child killed in Israeli air strike hours after three-day truce in Gaza expires. Israel has hit the Gaza Strip with missiles and artillery for the first time in three days, while Palestinian fighters launched READ MORE
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US warplanes hit Islamic State group in Iraq
Pentagon says two warplanes dropped laser-guided bombs on a mobile artillery piece near northern city of Erbil. The US Defence Department has said the US military has conducted an airstrike against Islamic State fighters READ MORE
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Oscar Pistorius murder trial closing arguments begin
The murder trial of South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has resumed for the closing arguments after months of courtroom evidence closely followed by domestic and world media. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel is the first to make READ MORE
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Israel offers Gaza truce extension but Hamas has yet to agre
Israel has offered to extend a three-day ceasefire in Gaza which began on Tuesday after nearly a month of conflict, Israeli officials say. But there has so far been no agreement from the militant Hamas movement, which co READ MORE
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Top Khmer Rouge leaders guilty of crimes against humanity
Two top Khmer Rouge leaders have been jailed for life after being convicted by Cambodia's UN-backed tribunal of crimes against humanity. Nuon Chea served as regime leader Pol Pot's deputy and Khieu Samphan was the Maoist READ MORE
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Death toll rises in southwestern China quake
Country's deadliest quake in four years has killed at least 589 people in mountainous Ludian county in Yunnan province. The death toll in southwestern China's earthquake has risen to 589 as search and rescue teams push i READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
