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  • Ukraine rebels parade captured soldiers

    Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have paraded dozens of captured Ukrainian soldiers before a jeering crowd, in mockery of Independence Day celebrations in the capital. Thousands gathered in Donetsk's main square on Sunday as separatists paraded captured government soldiers through the city's central Lenin Square, as onlookers hurled garbage and.. More

  • Israel warns Palestinians to exit Hamas sites

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Gaza residents to leave any site where Palestinian fighters are operating, saying the locations could be attacked. His comments came as Israeli air strikes pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 16 people. "I call on the inhabitants of Gaza to vacate immediately every site from.. More

  • Clashes rage over Syria's Tabqa air base

    Islamic State fighters and Syrian regime troops have clashed in fierce battles that reportedly cost hundreds of lives over the Tabqa military air base, the last stronghold of the Syrian army in Raqqa province. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday afternoon that fighters were in control of the base but that clashes were still taking.. More

  • Iran minister dismissal deals blow to Rouhani

    Iranian politicians have dismissed the country's science minister over his alleged support for pro-Western voices at universities, dealing a blow to moderate President Hassan Rouhani. The no-confidence vote against Science, Research and Technology Minister Reza Faraji Dana was seen as a sharp rebuke of Rouhani, who was elected last year on promises.. More

  • Family of Hamas military chief buried in Gaza

    Several thousand mourners have joined the funeral procession for the wife and baby son of Hamas' military commander Mohammed Deif. Addressing the mourners, a young man passed on the condolences of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, and prayers were read for two other men who died earlier on Wednesday when a rocket hit their motorcycle.. More

  • Mass protest heads to Pakistan parliament

    Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters armed with wire cutters and backed by cranes have marched on Pakistan's parliament, removing barriers blocking them from soldiers guarding the seat of the country's government. The protesters forced their way on Tuesday through barbed wire and road barriers blocking the way to Islamabad's "red zone",.. More

  • Gaza truce in tatters as violence resumes

    A week-long truce in Gaza has collapsed in tatters with both sides blaming each other after Palestinian fighters launched rockets into Israel and Israel attacked "terror sites" inside the enclave. The Israeli military launched attacks on at least 10 sites in Gaza on Tuesday, killing at least three people, and recalled its team working on.. More

  • Ebola nations urged to screen all travellers

    West African nations affected by the worst-ever outbreak of Ebola have been urged to screen "all people at international airports, seaports and major land crossings" in order to stop its spread. The World Health Organization said on Monday that authorities should stop anyone with signs of the virus from travelling, days after it warned that.. More

  • Gaza truce extended by 24 hours

    Israel and Palestinian leaders have agreed to extend a Gaza truce by another 24 hours, minutes before an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire was set to expire, officials on both sides have said. Monday's agreement was reached as gaps on key issues continued to dog efforts to achieve a long-term deal between Israel and the armed groups in the Gaza Strip, dominated.. More

  • UN nuclear chief: Iran committed to talks

    The UN's nuclear agency chief has said he has received a firm commitment from Iran during a visit to resolve the dispute over its nuclear programme with the US and other world powers. Yukiya Amano, the director general of the IAEA, said on Sunday talks in Tehran had been "useful" and he was "very glad to hear from the highest levels.. More

  • Syrian jets hammer Islamic State stronghold

    Syrian regime forces have hammered Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes, a monitoring group said, ending an undeclared truce between the government and Islamic State group which controls the city. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported at least 31 fighters from the Islamic State were killed and dozens wounded in the attacks on Sunday... More

  • Israel: No Gaza deal until security needs met

    Israel will not agree to any long-term ceasefire in Gaza unless its security needs are clearly met, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. His comments came as Egyptian-brokered, indirect talks between Israel and Palestinian factions resumed in Cairo on Sunday. A five-day truce between the two sides is set to expire at midnight on Monday. "The.. More

  • Pakistan protest leaders insist PM should go

    The leaders of two Pakistani protest movements have stepped up their calls for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign, claiming that the country's leader was elected fraudulently. Opposition politician and former cricket player Imran Khan addressed thousands of flag-waving supporters on Saturday, vowing not to leave the rally until Sharif steps down. "T.. More

  • US planes hit Islamic State targets in Iraq

    The United States has conducted air strikes in Iraq against the Islamic State group amid reports of more atrocities carried out by its fighters in neighboring Syria. Saturday's air strikes targeted Islamic State fighters near the Kurdish capital of Erbil and the Mosul dam. "The nine air strikes conducted thus far destroyed or damaged four armored.. More

  • Ukraine vows to block Russian aid convoy

    A massive Russian aid convoy rumbled towards Ukraine's border as Kiev vowed to block what it feared could be a "Trojan horse" bringing military assistance to pro-Moscow rebels fighting a bloody insurgency in the east. Russian television images showed on Wednesday a line of nearly 300 lorries moving through the countryside, covered with.. More