Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak met Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Sunday on a mission to mend relations with Turkey after a diplomatic spat between the two allies. Muslim but secular Turkey has a history

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A London-based environmental campaigner travelling around the world in a biofuel-driven bus has been arrested in India on terrorism-related charges, his family and Italian officials said Sunday. The sister of Andy Pag says he was

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The Afghan parliament announced Sunday it will recess for several weeks without waiting for President Hamid Karzai to offer a new list of Cabinet nominees after he failed two times to form a full government.

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Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin ``Chemical Ali' was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging on Sunday for ordering the gassing of Kurds in 1988, killing more than 5,000 in the worst such attack ever against

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The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah accused Arab leaders Saturday of caving in to US pressure to bring the Palestinians back to peace talks with Israel. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah made the statement after meeting Friday with

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Regional security, Afghanistan and the tense relations between India and Pakistan top the agenda for Defence Secretary Robert Gates' meetings this week with India's prime minister. It will be the first high-level talks between the

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A security breach prompted the evacuation of an American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Saturday, the airline said. Terminal 8 was cleared for several hours and thousands of

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At least 12 Nigerians on Sunday were killed in clashes in the central city of Jos as tensions reignited between Muslims and Christian gangs, a year after similar fighting killed hundreds of its residents. The

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Increasing pressure on the overall US defence budget means the Navy must focus even more buying flexible and affordable weapons systems that can adapt to changing threats and needs, the Navy's top officer said. Chief

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An aerial snapshot of the Siberian city of Tobolsk taken by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been auctioned off for 51 million roubles (1.7 million dollars), Russian media reported Sunday. The snapshot - which was

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