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13 Oct 2015

Opinion
6 minutes ago
China urges a reboot of Six Party Talks
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9 minutes ago
Photos: Shahd Hassan and her pregnant mother killed in Israeli strike on Sunday buried
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16 minutes ago
Uber has faced growing legal pressure in Australia but continues to steer its course
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22 minutes ago
Rights group accuses Syrian Kurdish forces of expelling civilians from areas seized from ISIL
In Pictures
23 minutes ago
A refugee journey: All they left behind
Israeli-Palestinian violence
26 minutes ago
An Israeli is believed to have been killed in today's gun attack on a Jerusalem bus. In a separate incident, five people were wounded after they were rammed by a car.
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31 minutes ago
What is legal basis for killing Palestinian attackers?
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40 minutes ago
Turkey points finger at ISIL over #Ankarabombing
Israeli-Palestinian violence
43 minutes ago
More on the incident on the bus in Jerusalem: It seems that it was a gun attack and not with a knife as previously reported.Two attackers have been shot dead by Israeli police and 16 passengers were injured, six seriously according to the DPA news agency.
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51 minutes ago
Deaths as Israeli-Palestinian clashes rage unabated
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54 minutes ago
Amnesty International says Syrian Kurdish forces razed Arab villages and expelled civilians
Features
58 minutes ago
Uber drives home defiance amid Australia crackdown
Israeli-Palestinian violence
58 minutes ago
At least eight people have been injured in a stabbing attack on a bus in East Jerusalem, Israeli media and police said. The attacker is believed to have been shot by police. (Reuters)
Israeli-Palestinian violence
1 hour ago
A Palestinian stabbed passengers on a bus in Jerusalem on Tuesday, police said, and Israeli media reported that at least eight people were wounded and that the attacker was shot.The incident unfolded shortly after a Palestinian stabbed and wounded an Israeli man in a Tel Aviv suburb. The alleged assailant was then kicked and beaten by passersby, amateur video distributed by police showed.
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1 hour ago
The story behind the picture of Ziyad abu Helayel, the unarmed, elderly Palestinian man
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1 hour ago
Kosovo opposition MP released after violent protests
Israeli-Palestinian violence
1 hour ago
More on the most recent stabbing in Israel: The attacker is being described as a 22-year-old from East Jerusalem and police said he was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being beaten by residents. [AFP]
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1 hour ago
Egyptian TV host uses video game to show Russian air raids in Syria

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Casualty toll rises in Israeli-Palestinian violence

Latest in string of stabbing incidents in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv leaves at least five injured, Israeli police say.

13 Oct 2015 08:17 GMT | Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israel, War & Conflict, Palestine, Middle East

MH17 debris is on display at Gilze-Rijen Air Base in The Netherlands [Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/EPA]

MH17 report to answer some but not all questions

Dutch safety team's final report into the downed Malaysian airliner will not place blame for the attack that killed 298.

12 Oct 2015 10:54 GMT | MH17, War & Conflict, Ukraine, Russia, Europe

Backed by US air power Kurdish groups have made gains against ISIL [AP]

Report: Syrian Kurdish forces razed Arab villages

Rights group Amnesty International says fighters destroyed homes and expelled civilians from areas captured from ISIL.

13 Oct 2015 07:10 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East, Syrian crisis, Syria, Kurds

Turkey points finger at ISIL over Ankara bombings

Funerals held across the nation as anger grows over government's inability to prevent country's deadliest attack.

13 Oct 2015 04:58 GMT | War & Conflict, Middle East, Turkey, ISIL

Kurti's arrest followed an incident in parliament last week in which he opened a tear gas canister [Reuters]

Kosovo opposition MP released after violent protests

Albin Kurti, who set off tear gas in parliament last week, was let go after hundreds of protesters clashed with police.

13 Oct 2015 06:49 GMT | Kosovo, Politics, Europe

More than six months of fighting in Yemen has left over 5,000 dead [Reuters]

Arab coalition mops up Houthi pockets in Yemen's Marib

Forces loyal to exiled government trying to consolidate power in central province in apparent bid to advance on Sanaa.

13 Oct 2015 05:45 GMT | Middle East, Yemen

S Korea to issue 'correct history textbook' to students

Government announces it will "correct errors" by writing its own version of history, angering teachers and academics.

13 Oct 2015 05:48 GMT | Politics, Asia Pacific, South Korea, Education

Palmer had been the subject of extradition talk in Zimbabwe and a target of protests in the US [File: AP]

Cecil the lion's killer no longer wanted by Zimbabwe

US dentist James Walter Palmer cleared of role in "illegal hunt" and allowed to return to the nation as a tourist.

13 Oct 2015 01:58 GMT | Wildlife, Environment, Zimbabwe, Law, US

Can an election help Guinea's democracy?

Vote went peacefully, but there are fears of renewed violence when results are announced.

12 Oct 2015 20:35 GMT | Africa, Guinea, Elections

Reporter's Notebook

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has become a challenge to fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead of debates [AP]

The Democratic debate: Will it make a difference?

A Florida appeals court ruled against the multi-millionaire yogi and founder of 'hot' yoga, seen here in 2003 [File: AP]

Hot yoga founder loses legal fight to copyright poses

Christina Cobb joined hundreds of people on Friday to jeer Obama as his helicopter touched down in Roseburg [Reuters]

Pro-gun mum unswayed by shooting at daughter's college

Sport

Tampa Bay handed Boston their first 0-3 start since 1999-2000 [AP]

Lightning end 10-game NHL losing streak in Boston

England made eight changes to the team that took the field last Friday [Getty Images]

England record perfect Euro 2016 qualifying campaign

It is in the non-professional sector that players are more exposed to racism, according to Boateng [Getty Images]

The struggle of Italy's 'foreign' footballers

A refugee journey: All they left behind

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Refugees abandon their possessions en-route to safe-haven, as they flee danger in rush to catch boats, trains and buses.

In Pictures

Pregnant Palestinian woman killed in air strike buried

Noor Hassan, who was five-months pregnant, along with her three-year-old daughter, killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza.

12 Oct 2015 07:54 GMT | Politics, War & Conflict, Human Rights, Palestine

by Wisam Nasser

Turks mourn Ankara bombing victims

Hundreds gather in Ankara to remember nearly 100 people killed in twin blasts at a peace rally on Saturday.

12 Oct 2015 07:52 GMT | War & Conflict, Politics, Human Rights, Turkey

Death toll rises in Gaza and occupied West Bank

Israeli forces shoot and kill two Palestinian teens in the Gaza Strip, bringing death toll to 20 in October.

10 Oct 2015 16:43 GMT | War & Conflict, Human Rights, Middle East, Palestine

by Wisam Nasser

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04 Dec 2014 12:50 GMT

Timeline: Al-Aqsa Mosque

A review of the critical events that have marked the history of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

21 Sep 2015 10:53 GMT | War & Conflict, Human Rights, Middle East, Religion, Jerusalem

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An Israeli is believed to have been killed in today's gun attack on a Jerusalem bus. In a separate incident, five people were wounded after they were rammed by a car.

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Israeli-Palestinian violence

More on the incident on the bus in Jerusalem: It seems that it was a gun attack and not with a knife as previously reported.Two attackers have been shot dead by Israeli police and 16 passengers were injured, six seriously according to the DPA news agency.

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Israeli-Palestinian violence

At least eight people have been injured in a stabbing attack on a bus in East Jerusalem, Israeli media and police said. The attacker is believed to have been shot by police. (Reuters)

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More on the most recent stabbing in Israel: The attacker is being described as a 22-year-old from East Jerusalem and police said he was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being beaten by residents. [AFP]

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