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World leaders demanded an international investigation into the shooting down of a Malaysian airliner with 298 people on board over…

Israel stepped up its land offensive in Gaza with artillery, tanks and gunboats on Friday and declared it could "significantly…

Hezbollah and the Syrian branch of al Qaeda have fought a deadly five-day battle in Syria near the border with…

Thailand's military rulers have given permission to former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to travel to Europe where she is expected…

Hamas has officially told Egypt that it rejects an Egyptian-proposed Gaza ceasefire, a spokesman for the Islamist group said on…

Iraqi forces have withdrawn from the militant-held city of Tikrit after their new offensive met heavy resistance, in a blow…

Israel resumed its air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday a day after holding its fire in deference to…

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged the European Union to take tough action against Russia over the separatist conflict in…

Israel approved an Egyptian-proposed deal that would halt the week-old Gaza shelling war on Tuesday but the Palestinian territory's dominant…

Egypt has been invited by the United States to attend next month's African leaders summit in Washington, a White House…