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  • Kerry: Saving Kobane not part of strategy

    John Kerry has said the US is deeply concerned about the "tragedy" in the Syrian town of Kobane, where self-declared jihadist fighters have been tightening their grip. However, Kobane does not define the strategy for the coalition with regard to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the US secretary of state said in comments on.. More

  • UN chief in surprise visit to Libyan capital

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has made a surprise visit to the Libyan capital aiming to bolster talks between rival groups that have divided the North African nation with two separate parliaments and governments. The UN chief arrived in Tripoli on Saturday and pressed Libyan politicians to pursue dialogue and restore stability to their crisis-ridden.. More

  • ISIL bid to storm Syrian town repulsed

    Kurdish fighters have thwarted an advance by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) into the heart of the besieged Syrian town of Kobane, according to a monitoring group. Syrian Kurdish fighters reportedly pushed back an ISIL attempt to storm the center of the town on Saturday, sparking 90 minutes of heavy clashes, the UK-based Syrian Observatory.. More

  • Deadly suicide blasts rock Iraq capital

    At least 13 people were killed in two car bombings in western Baghdad on Saturday night. A third blast killed another 15 people, Reuters news agency reported. Al Jazeera's Imran Khan in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, said the explosions happened within minutes of each other and could be linked to events in western Iraq. Also on Saturday, a suicide bomber.. More

  • At least 31 die in Turkey's street protests

    The death toll from ongoing pro-Kurdish protests in Turkey has risen to 31 after a man died after being injured in demonstrations in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir. Cumali Gunes, 29, passed away after being taken to the Dicle State Hospital for treatment following an attack between two-group protesters in the province, health officials.. More

  • Palestinian unity government meets in Gaza

    The Palestinian unity government has held its first meeting in war-torn Gaza, the first cabinet session since 2007, when a brief armed confrontation soured relations between Hamas and Fatah faction. Thursday's meeting was the first in the besieged enclave, and the first that Gaza-based ministers could attend, after Israel blocked their travel to the.. More

  • 10 die in attacks by Syrian regime in Damascus

    At least 10 people, including women and children, have been killed on Friday and dozens of others injured in Syria’s southwestern province of Dara’a in barrel bomb attacks dropped by regime warplanes, according to a Syrian opposition statement. Syrian Revolution General Commission, SRGC, say Syrian fighter jets dropped bombs in the town.. More

  • EU steps up screening as Ebola fear spreads

    Health authorities in many European countries have been preparing for the possible arrival of suspected and confirmed cases of Ebola, following guidelines issued by the World Health Organization. The British government announced on Thursday it was stepping up its Ebola screening at airports, responding to growing public fears about the spread of the.. More

  • WHO says no signs spread of Ebola is slowing

    The Ebola outbreak shows no signs of abating, has killed 3,879 people and threatens more Western African nations poorly equipped to deal with the disease, the World Health Organization has said in a report. The UN's health authority said on Wednesday that a total of 8,033 people had caught the infection up to October 5, and 3,879 of those had died... More

  • Scores dead in blasts in Sanaa and east Yemen

    More than 40 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in the center of Yemen's capital and car bomb attacks against two military bases in eastern Hadarmout province. A witness told the Reuters news agency on Thursday that they had counted at least 20 bodies in the suicide attack in Tahrir Square in Sanaa. Dozens more were injured in the blast,.. More

  • Gaza cease-fire talks to start in Cairo after feast

    A new round of indirect Gaza cease-fire talks would start between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Egyptian capital Cairo after the al-Adha feast vacation, the Palestinian faction Hamas said late on Sunday. Senior Hamas leader Salah al-Bardwil was quoted by the news agency Al-Rai as saying that the latest round of talks between the Palestinians.. More

  • Biden apologizes to Erdogan for ISIL remarks

    U.S. Vice President Joe Biden apologized Saturday to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for comments about Turkey and terrorism. In a phone call with the Turkish President on Saturday, Biden apologized “for any implication” that Turkey or other allies in the region supplied or facilitated the development of the Islamic State of Iraq.. More

  • Suicide bombers attack Afghan army buses

    Two suicide attackers have targeted military buses in the Afghan capital Kabul killing at least seven people, just a day after the new government signed a security pact with the United States. Sources told Al Jazeera that seven Afghan National Army officers were killed in one of the attacks near the University of Kabul early on Wednesday. At least.. More

  • Israel to build 'smart fence' around Gaza Belt

    Israel's Defense Ministry will build a "smart" fence enclosing settlements near the Gaza Strip, military sources said Monday. The planned fence will be equipped with an alarm system designed to alert Gaza Belt regional councils with any infiltration attempts, one of the sources was quoted as saying by the Walla news portal. "Work has.. More

  • Ebola death toll in West Africa passes 3,000

    The Ebola death toll in West Africa rose to 3,083, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday. "6,553 probable, confirmed and suspected cases and 3,083 deaths have been reported in the current outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in West Africa (Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone)," the WHO said in a statement on Saturday. According.. More