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Insurgents Seize Two More Iraqi Towns, Obama Threatens Air Strikes
Islamist rebel fighters captured two more Iraqi towns overnight in a relentless sweep south towards the capital Baghdad in a campaign to recreate a...
Some Of Nigeria’s Kidnapped Schoolgirls May Never Return – Obasanjo
Nigeria’s former president Olusegun Obasanjo told media some of the schoolgirls kidnapped by militant group Boko Haram in April may never return, in the...
Exclusive: Alarmed By Iraq, Iran Open To Shared Role With U.S. – Iran Official
Shi'te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad...
Afghans Prepare To Vote Again: Abdullah vs. Ghani
Afghans head to the polls on Saturday for the second time in 10 weeks to elect a president who will take office as most...
Nigerian Media Chase Politics In Boko Haram Coverage
A year ago, the daily editorial conference at Nigeria's Guardian newspaper might have paused to consider where on the inside pages to place a...
Iraq Insurgents Take Saddam’s Home Town In Lightning Advance
Sunni rebels from an al Qaeda splinter group overran the Iraqi city of Tikrit on Wednesday and closed in on the biggest oil refinery...
500,000 Iraqi Civilians Flee Mosul Fighting, Migration Group Says
More than 500,000 citizens fled in fear as extremist militants overran Iraq's second largest city, Mosul, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday.
The group,...
Thai Army Delegation Visits China Amid Western Reproach Of Coup
A delegation of Thai military commanders travelled to China on Wednesday for talks on regional security and joint training amid Western reproach of the...
Leading Anti-Mubarak Activist Sentenced To 15 Years: Lawyer
An Egyptian court sentenced leading activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to 15 years in jail on Wednesday for violating a protest law and on other...
Thousands Raid South Korea Church In Futile Search For Ferry Family Boss
Thousands of South Korean police and prosecutors raided a sprawling religious compound for a second time on Wednesday in their search for an elderly...
