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Qaeda militants seize NW Syria city
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists seize the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha.

Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists seize the northwestern Syrian city of Ariha.

Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been indicted on federal charges which include making false statements to the FBI.

Saudi Arabia beheads a Pakistani man convicted on drug-related charges.

The Iranian defense minister says ISIL Takfiri group cannot pose a threat to the borders of the Islamic Republic.

Twin car bomb attacks near two Iraqi hotels in the capital, Baghdad, kill at least 10 people and injure 27 others.

The head of the International Monetary Fund says that Greece might exit from the eurozone.

Baltimore police have found a woman and a boy shot to death on Thursday, the latest homicide victims in the city's deadliest month in years.

A UN spokesman says the world body is reviewing its tie-ups with football's governing body, FIFA.

US foreign policy has been hijacked by dual-citizen Israelis, says an analyst.

Indonesia says it has discussed crude supplies from Iran to meet its rising demand for oil as the Southeast Asian country is expanding its refineries.

At least two army officers and several troops are killed as Yemeni fighters hit Saudi cities.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urges the expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Athens.

Three UN peacekeepers are reportedly injured in landmine explosion in central Mali.

Lebanon holds a conference to shed light on the ongoing Saudi aggression against Yemen.

The Chechen leader says the dogma of the ISIL terrorist group is in direct opposition to the Islamic teachings.

The largest Wesleyan Methodist body and fourth largest Christian denominational church in the United Kingdom has apologized cases of sexual abuse.

The European Union says it is suspending its electoral observer mission to Burundi.

The US is preparing to launch a war against China and Russia to save the Western banking system, an American political analyst and activist says.