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Kerry and Lavrov try to settle differences over Syrian talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister met on Wednesday in hopes of resolving differences over who is eligible to join...

Saudi Arabia sentences 14 to death for terrorism

Saudi Arabia sentenced 14 people to death for terrorism on Wednesday after they were convicted of attacks on police in the Shi'ite Muslim minority...

Heroin smuggler put to death in Makkah

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a convicted Pakistani heroin smuggler.  The ministry of interior said Khan Iqbal was put to death in the holy...

British PM says it's time to bomb militants in Syria, won't target Assad

Prime Minister David Cameron says Britain will not take military action to get rid of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Cameron told lawmakers that he wants...

Prosecutor: Kansas militia members wanted to kill Muslims

Three militia members plotted to bomb a Kansas mosque and apartment complex housing Somali immigrants to kill as many Muslims as possible, a federal...

244 Russians killed in Egypt plane crash, bodies to return home

A Russian cargo plane on Monday brought the first bodies of Russian victims killed in a plane crash in Egypt home to St. Petersburg,...

Putin meets Saudi Defence Minister on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday about the possibility of a political solution in...

Fresh Israeli clampdown near Al-Aqsa

Israeli security forces imposed a fresh clampdown at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday, the last day of the Eid Al-Adha holiday. Police and border...

Putin blasts US for 'unconstructive position' on Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted Washington for being "unconstructive" on Syria after the Kremlin said the United States had declined to host...

US: Turkey-sent Syrian fighters generate backlash in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — A U.S. report said the presence of thousands of Syrian mercenaries sent by Turkey to Libya to fight on the side...

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