SANAA, Yemen – Saudi-backed Yemeni troops and their allies clashed with Shiite Houthi rebels in a strategic town north of the port city of Aden Sunday, security and military officials from both sides of the conflict said. The pro-government fighters had withdrawn from the town of Sabr earlier in the …
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BEIJING – China’s stock market tumbled this week despite a massive government intervention aimed at halting a slide in prices that began last month following an explosive rise. On Monday, the Shanghai Composite Index suffered its biggest daily fall since 2007. Here’s what the sell-off means for China economy and …
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MOSCOW – Russia’s security chief says the Islamic State group has recruited nationals of more than 100 countries, posing a long-term threat to global stability. Alexander Bortnikov, the head of the Federal Security Service, or FSB, the main KGB successor agency, said at Wednesday’s security conference that IS’s aim is …
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MOSCOW – A Kremlin aide says Russia and France have agreed on a refund amount for an undelivered French warship. Vladimir Kozhin, an adviser to President Vladimir Putin, said Thursday in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency that the two countries have completed their talks on how much …
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YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Cameroon officials say they have expelled more than 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against the Nigerian-born Islamic extremist group which has launched attacks across borders. Midjiyawa Bakary, governor of Cameroon’s Far North region, says authorities have also arrested hundreds of Cameroonians and Nigerians accused of …
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BENGHAZI, Libya – Libyan officials say the planned peace talks next week between Libyan factions will take place in Geneva, instead of Morocco. Libya is bitterly divided between rival governments in its east and west, after descending into chaos following the 2011 end of Moammar Gadhafi’s rule. Tawfik al-Shaheibi, a …
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BEIRUT – A U.S.-backed rebel group says al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria has released seven of its members abducted last month. The Division 30 rebel group says it hopes the Nusra Front will release the group’s commander who has been held since July 30. Days after the abduction, the Nusra Front …
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CANBERRA, Australia – Seven young Australians were recently prevented from leaving the country for fear that they intended to join terrorists in the Middle East, the prime minister said Thursday. Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused to give details, including who the seven were, their ages, gender or where and when …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s former defense minister, Ehud Barak, says three separate plans on Israel striking Iranian nuclear facilities were blocked in recent years, first by Israel’s military chief and later by two ministers. Israel’s Channel 2 TV aired a recording of Barak’s remarks on Friday. The TV says the former …
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CANBERRA, Australia – An official says the deep sea hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner will likely include cutting-edge sonar when it ramps up again in October after the stormy southern hemisphere winter has passed. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which is overseeing the search on Malaysia’s behalf, has …
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