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An increasing number of young Palestinian women are confronting Israeli soldiers in the occupied territories in the face of abuse and detention.

An increasing number of young Palestinian women are confronting Israeli soldiers in the occupied territories in the face of abuse and detention.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects tax hikes amid refugee crisis.

Frontrunner Republican US presidential candidate Donald Trump says he sometimes carries a gun to protect himself.

Turkey’s main opposition party calls for the resignation of the country's justice and interior ministers following deadly blasts in the capital.

A British military helicopter has crashed in Afghanistan, killing five people, including two UK troops, reports say.

Republicans are being hypocritical in blasting President Obama’s foreign policy as 'mind-boggling,' says an analyst.

The Syrian opposition says it is boycotting talks proposed by the United Nations.

OPEC secretary general says global oil market will be more balanced next year as oil demand continues to rise.

US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is still leading the race for final GOP candidacy in the 2016 presidential elections.

Saudi Arabia’s warplanes continue bombing campaign in Yemen, killing nearly three dozen people.

Russia demands an explanation from the UK about media reports that British pilots are allowed to attack Russian jets in Iraq.

At least two soldiers are killed during clashes with suspected PKK militants in eastern Turkey.

A new report suggests that youth homelessness in the UK is more than eight times higher than the official figures.

Russia's National Anti-terrorism Committee says it has arrested a group of people preparing a terrorist attack in Moscow.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has slammed President Obama’s “mind-boggling” foreign policy that signals “retreat.”

Qatar’s oil minister says there are positive signs on the horizon, which prove an oil price recovery is expected in 2016.

Russia has expressed readiness to increase military cooperation with Riyadh over the crisis in Syria.

The Russian president says he is puzzled by the ineffectiveness of the anti-terrorism efforts of his Western partners in Syria