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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas says he's working to stop knife attacks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday he was working to stop Palestinian knife attacks and other street violence against Israel.
India overpass collapse kills 14; more than 100 feared trapped
An overpass under construction in the bustling Indian city of Kolkata collapsed on Thursday on to vehicles and street vendors below, killing at least 14 people with more than 100 people feared trapped.
Assad says he can form new Syria government with opposition
President Bashar al-Assad said it would not be difficult to agree on a new Syrian government including opposition figures, but his opponents responded on Wednesday that no administration would be legitimate while he remained in office.
Iran missile tests were 'in defiance of' UN resolution say US and Europeans
Iran has defied a United Nations Security Council resolution endorsing last year's historic nuclear deal by launching nuclear-capable missiles.
Georgia governor to veto religious protection seen as anti-gay
Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said on Monday he will veto a so-called religious freedom bill passed by the state legislature that has drawn national criticism for discriminating against same-sex couples.
Egyptian passenger plane hijacked, forced to land in Cyprus
An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, Egyptian officials said.
Use 'weapons of love' to fight evil of terrorism, Pope says on Easter
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the "weapons of love" to combat the evil of "blind and brutal violence", following the attacks in Brussels.
After sombre week, Pope leads Catholics into Easter stressing hope
After a Holy Week blighted by bomb attacks in Brussels, Pope Francis led the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics into Easter celebrations on Saturday night by urging them not to lose hope in a gloomy world.
Islamic State driven out of Syria's ancient Palmyra city
Syrian government forces drove Islamic State fighters out of Palmyra on Sunday, the army said, inflicting a major defeat on the militants who seized the desert city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.
Obama on Brussels: We must fight ISIS, not stigmatise Muslims
The United States has ramped up intelligence cooperation and will review international efforts to combat Islamic State militants after the Brussels attacks during a nuclear summit with world leaders next week, President Barack Obama said.
Syrian army battles to take back Palmyra from Islamic State
Syrian government forces fought Islamic State fighters around Palmyra on Saturday as they pressed their offensive to recapture the desert city from Islamic State militants, state media and a monitoring group said.
Pope Francis: Islamist militants profane God's name
Pope Francis condemned "unprecedented violence" by Islamist militants, saying that followers of religions who carried out acts of fundamentalism or terrorism were profaning God's name.
Baghdad bombing: ISIS Suicide bomber attacks football stadium, killing 29
A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 71,
Syrian forces fight their way into Palmyra in blow to Islamic State
Syrian troops backed by Russian air support fought their way into the Islamic State-held city of Palmyra on Thursday.
North Korea ramps up threats to South, says troops train to attack presidential palace
North and South Korea traded more threats on Friday, with Pyongyang saying its military had trained to attack Seoul's presidential Blue House.
Belgian police arrest six in bombing probe, French foil Paris plot
Belgian police arrested six people in their probe of Tuesday's Islamic State suicide bombings in Brussels, while authorities in France said they thwarted a militant plot there that was at an advanced stage.