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Syrian activists say 65 bodies found in Aleppo
The bodies of at least 65 people, some with hands tied behind their backs, were found in Syria's northern city of Aleppo Tuesday as the government and ...
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,045
As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at least 2,045 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan ...
Egypt clashes spill into landmark Cairo hotel
Looters broke into a Nile-side luxury hotel in the Egyptian capital early Tuesday, taking advantage of clashes in the streets outside to trash shops ...
UN seeks major aid boost for Syrian 'catastrophe'
International aid officials are framing their latest gathering on Syria's humanitarian crises in terms not seen in the region since the height of the ...
In recaptured city in Mali, Islamists hunted down
Residents in Mali's newly liberated city of Gao hunted down and beat suspected Islamist extremists who had not fled with their brothers-in-arms as ...
Yemen seizes ship carrying weapons
Yemeni authorities have seized a ship in the nation's territorial waters carrying explosives and weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles, the state ...
Palestinian fighter, rebel dies in Damascus
A hard-line Palestinian military commander who rebelled against leader Yasser Arafat to form his own rival party died in Damascus on Tuesday, ...
Policeman protecting Pakistani polio team killed
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer protecting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in northwestern ...
Obama authorizes $155 million more in aid to Syria
President Barack Obama authorized an additional $155 million in humanitarian aid for the Syrian people Tuesday, as his administration grapples for a ...
Donors pledge $455 million to Mali military push
African and Western nations on Tuesday pledged more than $450 million to fund an African-led military force to fight Islamist extremists in Mali.
Tunisia beefs up security at desert oil sites
Tunisia is reinforcing the security around its oil and gas facilities in this North African country's southern deserts following an attack in Algeria, ...
Tuaregs say they seized Mali towns from Islamists
Tuareg fighters in northern Mali say they have seized control of the strategic city of Kidal and seven other northern towns from Islamist extremists.
Israel angered over Argentina-Iran bombing probe
Israel summoned the Argentinian ambassador on Tuesday in protest over an agreement between Iran and Argentina to jointly investigate the bombing 19 ...
China urged to face Philippines at UN tribunal
A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N.
Guatemala ex-dictator to stand trial on genocide
A former U.S.-backed dictator who presided over one of the bloodiest periods of Guatemala's civil war will stand trial on charges he ordered the ...
Lawyer fired in 9/11 case at Guantanamo
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attacks fired one of his military attorneys Monday in an apparent sign of distrust of his ...
Masked 'Black Bloc' a mystery in Egypt unrest
An unpredictable new element has entered Egypt's wave of political unrest: a mysterious group of masked young men called the Black Bloc who present ...
White House: Egypt's democracy on 'difficult path'
Egypt is on a "difficult path" to a peaceful democracy, the White House said Monday as months of lukewarm political support for the conservative ...
Bomb explodes south of Beirut
A Lebanese security official says a small bomb has exploded near a car in a Hezbollah stronghold south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. It was not ...
Mali military enters fabled town of Timbuktu
Backed by French helicopters and paratroopers, Malian soldiers entered the fabled city of Timbuktu on Monday after al-Qaida-linked militants who ruled ...
France warns extremists could prevail in Syria
Syrian opposition leaders pleaded Monday for funds and political backing from the international community as France warned that extremists could ...
11 Yemen soldiers killed in car bombing
A car bomb exploded Monday next to a military checkpoint in a central town where Yemeni government forces waged their first offensive targeting ...
Peace offer made amid northeast Nigeria violence
A self-proclaimed commander of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram said Monday that a cease-fire by the group would be imminent in northern Nigeria, ...
Congo deal delayed at African Union meeting
A large-scale peace agreement to end fighting in Congo that would see more peacekeeping forces enter the region was delayed Monday over what the ...
4 civilians in S. Sudan die after rebel-army clash
A tension-filled showdown in the middle of a market town between rebels and South Sudan's military led to the deaths of four civilians and some 2,000 ...