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At Least 15 Killed In Congo Football Stadium Stampede

At least 15 people were killed after police fired tear gas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking a stampede, according to a police source and a local official. Fans in Kinshasa grew angry on Sunday...

Drone Strike Kills At Least Two In Yemen: Local Officials

A drone strike killed at least two people in the northern Yemeni province of Maarib early on Monday, a military official and an official from the region told Reuters. The drone destroyed the car in which they were travelling in...

Thai Government Supporters Rally To ‘Defend Democracy’

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Supporters of Thailand's beleaguered government gathered on Saturday on the outskirts of Bangkok, saying they were determined to safeguard democracy as rival anti-government protesters pressed their campaign in the city. Thailand's politicians have been unable to forge a compromise over...

Militants Attack Presidential Palace In Mounting Yemen Turmoil

Suspected al Qaeda-linked gunmen attacked Yemen's presidential palace on Friday and tried to kill the defense minister in his car, selecting high profile targets in apparent reprisal for the army's biggest push against militants in nearly two years. Four soldiers...

President Says Believes Kidnapped Girls Still In Nigeria

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack that has stirred global outrage are still in his country and have not been moved to neighboring Cameroon. Jonathan's government...

Israel Fires Back At U.S. Envoy Over Peace Talks’ Failure

Israel fired back on Friday at a senior U.S. official, who blamed Jewish settlement construction in part for the breakdown of peacemaking with the Palestinians, saying he himself had done nothing to help the negotiations. The blunt riposte signaled continued,...

Egypt’s Sisi Turns Islam On The Islamists

As the Egyptian state presses its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, the man expected to become president has deployed a new weapon in the battle with the Islamists: his own vision of Islam. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former army chief...

Yemen’s Defense Minister Escapes Al Qaeda Assassination Bid: Security Source

Yemen's defense minister escaped an assassination attempt by suspected al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen on Friday, a security source told Reuters. The source said Muhammad Nasir Ahmad and a number of senior security officials were attacked by gunmen while...

Nigeria’s President Pledges To Free Schoolgirls, End ‘Terrorism’

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan pledged on Thursday to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, saying their rescue would mark "the beginning of the end of terrorism" in the country. Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) being...

India’s Modi Accuses Election Agency Of Discrimination

Opposition leader Narendra Modi sharpened his attack on India's election authorities on Thursday, accusing them of discrimination in barring him from holding rallies to back his candidacy in Varanasi. The holy city on the river Ganges goes to the polls...