Syrian and Russian leaders discuss peace talks
A Syrian soldier is passed by civilians carrying their belongings in the town of Hejeira in the countryside of Damascus which Syrian troops captured on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013 as…
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Attacks against Shiites in Iraq kill at least 41
By SINAN SALAHEDDIN Iraqi Shiite faithful worshippers re-enact the seventh century battle of Karbala during the festival of Ashoura in the Shiite stronghold of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday,…
Double bombing, shooting kill 7 people in Iraq
By SAMEER N. YACOUB An Iraqi man inspects his car destroyed in a suicide car bomb in the Baghdad al-Jadidah district, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 8, 2013. Officials in Iraq said…
Bomb striking Iraq pilgrims, other attacks kill 9
By SAMEER N. YACOUB Iraqi firefighters hose down a burned car after a car bomb attack in Kirkuk, 180 miles (290 kilometers) north of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.…
2 DEAD IN VIOLENCE SPARKED BY BANGLADESH STRIKE
By JULHAS ALAM Members of Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) stand guard on a street outside the office of the main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during a general strike…
Israel bombs Gaza tunnel; 4 Hamas militants killed
By IAN DEITCH Israeli soldiers are seen near the border between Israel and Gaza, early Friday, Nov. 1, 2013. Gaza officials say Israeli tank fire has killed a Palestinian militant.…
PAKISTAN: 3 PERCENT OF DRONE DEATHS WERE CIVILIANS
By SEBASTIAN ABBOT and MUNIR AHMED FILE – In this Jan. 31, 2010 file photo, an unmanned U.S. Predator drone flies over Kandahar Air Field, southern Afghanistan, on a moon-lit…
POLICE: ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS 18 AFGHAN CIVILIANS
By RAHIM FAIEZ Relatives surround the dead body of a 10-year-old Afghan girl during her funeral on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013. An Afghan official and…