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Car bomb kills at least 34 in Syria’s Hama
A car bomb claimed by rebels killed at least 34 people on Friday in a government-controlled village in the central…
US lawmakers pass bill to curb NSA surveillance powers
The US House of Representatives approved late yesterday evening a bill that would restrict the electronic surveillance powers of the…
Iraqi militants seize former chemical weapons factory
Terrorists operating in Iraq, who have overrun a swathe of territory north of Baghdad in a lightning offensive, have taken…
Kerry expected to travel to Iraq ‘soon’: US sources
US Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to travel to Iraq "soon," congressional sources stated yesterday. There was no…
Iraq PM blamed as US mulls air strikes on advancing militants
Top US officials turned on Iraq´s leader, blaming his "sectarian" policies for the country´s crisis as Washington today, weighed calls…
Sunken Malaysia boat was heavily overloaded: Govt.
The boat that sank off Malaysia with 97 Indonesian illegal migrants was likely carrying three times more passengers than it…
Abdullah calls for a halt to Afghan vote count over ‘fraud allegations’
Afghan presidential election candidate Abdullah Abdullah on Wednesday demanded a halt to vote-counting over fraud allegations, raising the prospect of…
Terrorists in almost total control of Iraq’s largest oil refinery
Terrorists battled their way into the biggest oil refinery in Iraq earlier today and the president of neighbouring Iran raised…
Putin to attend World Cup in Brazil
Russian President Vladimir Putin will fly to Brazil next month to take part in a handover ceremony at the end…