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Typhoon Bopha kills dozens in the Philippines
Typhoon Bopha, the strongest tropical storm to hit the Philippines this year, has slammed into a southern island, killing at least 77 people, destroying homes, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of flights and ferry services, officials said. The state weather service said Bopha made landfall on Mindanao island's east coast at dawn on Tuesday,.. More -
Clashes outside Egypt's presidential palace
Egyptian police have fired tear gas at opposition protesters demonstrating against Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's drive to hold a snap referendum on a controversial draft charter, as the country plunges deeper into crisis. Live television footage showed that some protesters broke through police lines and got too close to the presidential palace. Al.. More -
Israel rejects outcry over settlement plan
Israel has rejected a wave of American and European condemnations over plans to build thousands of new homes in West Bank settlements, vowing to press forward with the construction in the face of widespread international opposition. The UK, France, Spain, Denmark and Sweden on Monday summoned Israeli ambassadors in their respective countries to protest.. More -
Syrian jets resume attack on border town
Syria has resumed an aerial attack on the opposition-held town of Ras al-Ain, near the border with Turkey, dropping two bombs on a Syrian security building that had been captured by the opposition forces, according to an official from the mayor's office in the Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar. Turkish ambulances rushed to the border on Monday and.. More -
Deadly Syria blasts hit upscale Homs area
Two car bomb explosions in the central Syrian city of Homs have left at least 12 people dead and dozens of others injured, medics reported. Sunday's blasts occurred in al-Malaab neighborhood, an upscale government-controlled area in the center of Homs. Security forces surrounded the area and state-sponsored television arrived to film the scene. Al-Malaab.. More -
Egypt judges reject role in constitution vote
The head of Egypt's Judges Club, which represents judges across the country, has said his members will not supervise a referendum on a draft constitution, amid a tense standoff between the president and the judiciary. "It has been agreed by all the judges of Egypt and the Judges Clubs outside the capital not to supervise a referendum on the.. More -
West Bank hails return of Abbas after UN vote
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been greeted by cheering crowds as he returned to the occupied West Bank after his successful UN bid for upgraded diplomatic status for Palestine. The celebrations took place despite Israel's announcement on Sunday that it was withholding $120m in tax revenue that it collected for the Palestinian Authority.. More -
Morsi calls referendum on new constitution
Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi received a copy of the country's draft constitution on Saturday night and announced plans for a December 15 public referendum on the draft. He called for the vote in a speech before members of the constituent assembly, the 100-member panel that drafted the controversial document. Morsi praised their work, describing.. More -
Top Hamas leader to visit Gaza for first time
The leader of Hamas, which rules Gaza Strip, plans to visit the Palestinian territory for the first time next week. Khaled Meshaal will arrive in the Gaza from Egypt to mark Hamas' 25th anniversary and congratulate its leaders and fighters for battling Israel during the recent eight-day offensive, a senior Hamas official said on Saturday. The official.. More -
Palestinians to renew UN statehood bid
The Palestinians will renew a bid to upgrade their status at the United Nations, a move which could strengthen their statehood claims after talks with Israel stalled. Palestinians are listed as a UN observer "entity" with no voting rights. They will ask to be made a non-member observer state at the UN General Assembly on Thursday. Such.. More -
France to support Palestinian 'statehood'
France will vote in favor of Palestinian "non-member status" at the United Nations. "This Thursday or Friday, when the question is asked, France will vote yes," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced in the lower house of parliament. The move recognizes efforts made by Palestinian officials to establish a statehood bid for.. More -
Syrian opposition forces 'shoot down army helicopter'
Syrian opposition forces have said they downed an army helicopter with a ground-to-air missile for the first time as it was bombarding a besieged base in the country's northwest. The downing came at the strategic Sheikh Suleiman base, 25km west of Aleppo, the last garrison in government hands between Syria's second city and the Turkish border. It.. More -
Egypt's Morsi stands by decree
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has told the country's senior judges that he did not infringe on their authority when he seized near absolute powers. An aide to Morsi said the decree was limited to "sovereignty-related issues,'' but that did not satisfy his critics. The uncompromising stance came during Monday's meeting between Morsi and members.. More -
Syrian warplanes 'bombard opposition HQ'
Syrian warplanes have bombed an opposition headquarters near the Turkish border, missing their target but sending hundreds of Syrians fleeing across the frontier. Monday’s attack on the Free Syrian Army (FSA) base in Atima, two kilometres from the border, came a day before Turkish and NATO officials were due to start assessing where to station.. More -
Egypt fleshes out Hamas-Israel truce deal
Egyptian mediators have begun separate talks with Hamas and with Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip. An Egyptian official told Reuters the talks would discuss Palestinian demands for the opening of more Israeli crossings into Gaza - a move that would help end six years of.. More
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