Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader, killed in Libya
AL Jazeera : Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been killed in Libya, according to officials and...
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US says it shot down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier
The United States military said on Tuesday that it shot down an Iranian drone after it “aggressively approached” a US aircraft carrier in the...
Iran eyes progress towards US nuclear talks as tension eases
Al Jazeera : Iran has said that it expects progress on a framework to restart nuclear talks with the United States as unverified reports...
Sri Lanka hosts World Federation of Consuls’ South Asia conference
AP : South Asia Regional Conference of the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC) has begun in Colombo, underscoring Sri Lanka’s growing profile as a...
Pakistani security forces hunt militants behind weekend attacks
Reuters : Pakistani soldiers were hunting down separatist militants on Monday who stormed schools, banks, and security installations, killing nearly 50 people, in a...
Gaza border reopening long awaited by stranded Palestinians
Reuters : Cut off from family or urgently requiring hospital care, Palestinians stranded on each side of Gaza’s Rafah crossing waited with growing desperation...
Palestinian citizens in Israel demand more security from violence
AP : Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a...
Myanmar junta calls coup-protesting civil servants back to work
AFP : Myanmar’s junta called on Sunday for ex-civil servants who quit their jobs in protest over the coup five years ago to report...
Iran’s supreme leader warns of regional war if US attacks
BBC : Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has warned that any attack would spark a regional conflict, as the US continues to build...