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Syrian blows himself up outside German music festival, 12 wounded

Syrian blows himself up outside German music festival, 12 wounded

A 27-year-old Syrian man denied asylum in Germany a year ago blew himself up on Sunday outside a crowded music…
A photographer’s challenge: Libyan forces battle for IS stronghold

A photographer’s challenge: Libyan forces battle for IS stronghold

"When everyone shouts 'Allahu Akbar' (God is Great) I know that a tank or a cannon will fire."So says Reuters…
Turkish president gains upper hand in power struggle

Turkish president gains upper hand in power struggle

At the crossroads between a divided Europe and a convulsed Middle East, Turkey is caught in a power struggle between…
Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead

Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack, 80 dead

Twin explosions tore through a demonstration by members of Afghanistan's mainly Shi'ite Hazara minority in Kabul on Saturday, killing at…
Syrian opposition turns to Pokemon to win support

Syrian opposition turns to Pokemon to win support

Syrian opposition groups have taken advantage of a global Pokemon craze to draw the world's attention to the plight of…
Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya

Fourteen bodies found after ‘execution’ in Benghazi, Libya

Fourteen unidentified bodies with shot wounds to the head have been found in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a…
Tunisia’s ruling parties set to oust PM in confidence vote

Tunisia’s ruling parties set to oust PM in confidence vote

Tunisia's parliament looks set to sack technocrat Prime Minister Habib Essid next week after the parties in the ruling coalition…
Iraq’s domestic security must catch up to military gains, defense minister says

Iraq’s domestic security must catch up to military gains, defense minister says

Less than 10 percent of Iraqi territory remains in the hands of Islamic State, but battlefield advances have not been…
Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State from Sirte

Libyan forces launch new assault to oust Islamic State from Sirte

Forces aligned with Libya's U.N.-backed government fought fierce exchanges with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday in which 13…
Turkey to suspend European rights convention

Turkey to suspend European rights convention

Turkey said on Thursday it would suspend the European Convention on Human Rights during a state of emergency it declared…
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