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China sentences 113 on terror crimes in Xinjiang

Courts in China's western Xinjiang region have sentenced 113 people to jail terms ranging from… Read More

Saudi king, in Ramadan message, vows to crush terrorists

DUBAI: Saudi King Abdullah, in a Ramadan message on Saturday, vowed to crush Islamist militants… Read More

Iraq helicopter crashes in airborne commando assault on Tikrit

Iraqi forces launched an airborne assault on rebel-held Tikrit on Thursday with commandos flown into… Read More

Afghanistan blast kills three U.S. soldiers

WASHINGTON: Three U.S. troops and a working dog were killed by a bomb blast on… Read More

Syrian government retakes border town in Assad coastal heartland

BEIRUTL: Syrian government forces retook Kasab on Sunday, ousting rebels from the village on the… Read More

Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf

An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after… Read More

Afghans vote again in final test as Taliban threats loom

KABUL: Afghans headed back to the polls on Saturday for a second round of voting… Read More

Insurgents take two more Iraqi towns, Obama threatens air strikes

BAGHDAD: Sunni Islamist militants gained more ground in Iraq overnight, moving into two towns in… Read More

Dozens killed in massacre in eastern Congo

SOUTH KIVU: Up to 37 people including women and children were killed in Democratic Republic… Read More

Egypt court sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death: sources

CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced 10 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death in… Read More

Syria bomber was Florida-born, raised in middle-class family

The man believed to be the first American suicide bomber in Syria was born in… Read More