UNITED NATIONS – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is accusing the Syrian government of violating a 1974 agreement creating a buffer zone between Syria and Israel. Ban criticized the increased use of heavy weapons by Syria’s government and armed groups operating in the separation area. He called on President Bashar Assad …
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MANAMA, Bahrain – Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior says an explosion west of the Gulf island nation’s capital of Manama has wounded two policemen. The ministry reported the blast, which happened late on Thursday, on its official Twitter account. It says the explosion took place in the area of Karrana. It …
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BEIRUT – Activists say Syrian government warplanes have attacked areas close to the site where an army helicopter crashed a day earlier and its crew members were captured. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says nine air raids were conducted Monday in the Jabal al-Zawiya region in the northwestern …
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JERUSALEM – An Israeli district court has indicted an Arab Druse from the Golan Heights on suspicion of spying for Syria. Israeli police said Friday that in a joint investigation with the Shin Bet security service, they arrested two residents of the town of Majdal Shams who were documenting Israeli …
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CANBERRA, Australia – The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet says China is using land reclamation to create “a great wall of sand” in disputed areas of the South China Sea, causing serious concerns about its territorial intentions. Admiral Harry Harris Jr. told a naval conference in Australia on Tuesday …
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ISTANBUL – A Turkish intelligence official says authorities believe the common law wife of one of the gunmen behind the attacks in France came through Turkey days before the attacks and may have crossed into Syria. The official told The Associated Press on Saturday that a woman by the same …
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s new foreign minister has asked police to investigate an alleged attempt by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to stage a coup to stay in power when results showed he was losing last week’s election. Rajapaksa has denied the allegation. Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera said on …
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ATHENS, Greece – A police source says Greek police have detained four suspected terrorists, including one who could be the man wanted by Belgian authorities as an alleged ringleader of a jihadi cell. The source spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not officially authorized to comment on …
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TORONTO – Canadian special forces in northern Iraq have been helping Kurdish peshmerga fighters by directing coalition airstrikes against Islamic State extremists — work generally considered risky because it means they are close to the battle against the group. The Canadians’ efforts complement those of the United States, which has …
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BEIJING – A man admitted on Wednesday that he set a fire that spread through a bus in eastern China and injured 33, entering his plea from a hospital bed wheeled into a courtroom because of his own injuries in the blaze, a court said. Bao Laixu said he started …
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