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Islamic State Issues Video Purporting To Show Japanese Hostages
The Islamic State armed group which holds swathes of territory in Iraq and Syria issued a video online on Tuesday…
Israeli Strike In Syria Kills Senior Hezbollah Figures
An Israeli helicopter strike in Syria killed a commander from Lebanon's Hezbollah and the son of the group's late…
Five Yemenis Transferred From U.S. Custody At Guantanamo: Pentagon
The Pentagon transferred five Yemenis held at Guantanamo prison to foreign custody on Wednesday in the first…
Dozens Killed And Wounded In Yemen Police College Blast
A car bomb exploded outside a police college in Yemen's capital Sanaa early on Wednesday, killing around 30 and…
Abbas Rolls Statehood Dice With International Criminal Court Move
For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision last week to…
Blast Targets Houthi Base In Yemen Capital
A large blast damaged a building belonging to Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim Houthi militia in a western district of the…
Islamic State Kills 14 Libyan Soldiers, Official Government Says
Supporters of Islamic State, the militant group that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria, have killed 14 Libyan…
Beji Caid Essebsi Sworn in as Tunisia President
Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi has taken his oath of office after winning the country's first free…
Palestinian Statehood Resolution Fails At U.N Council, U.S. Votes Against
The U.N. Security Council on Tuesday rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for an Israeli withdrawal from the…
Saudis to Keep Spending Heavily in 2015 Budget, Shrug off Oil Plunge
Saudi Arabia will lift state spending to a record in its 2015 budget while covering a deficit with its huge fiscal…