Ukraine: Can Merkel Broker A Breakthrough?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has two key objectives for her visit to Ukraine. First the meeting with Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko must send a united message to the Russians. Her visit comes just days before Mr Poroshenko will hold crucial talks...

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US 'Ready To Take Action Against IS In Syria'

The US has said it will not be restricted by the Iraq-Syria border as it considers further action against Islamic State militants. White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes the US stood ready to take action to protect American citizens...

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IS Has Iraqi Towns In Lockdown As Battles Rage

Kurdish forces are struggling to defend themselves against Islamic State (IS) militants in northeast Iraq and are appealing for more international help. There has been fighting around towns including Jalula and Sa'dya, which have been controlled by...

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Russia Aid Trucks 'Took Ukraine Military Goods'

A Ukrainian army spokesman has accused Russia of using aid trucks to take production equipment from two military plants. A convoy of about 200 vehicles entered the country on Friday without the permission of the Ukraine government - and left on Saturday...

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Final Email From James Foley's Killers Revealed

IS Demanded Release Of Woman In Texas Jail Updated: 11:34am UK, Friday 22 August 2014 One of the demands made by kidnappers who killed US journalist James Foley was the release of a woman once named among America's seven most wanted terrorists. In...

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IS Demanded Release Of Woman In Texas Jail

One of the demands made by kidnappers who killed US journalist James Foley was the release of a woman once named among America's seven most wanted terrorists. In the final email the Islamic State militant group sent to Mr Foley's parents, the jihadists...

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Hamas Kills 18 Suspected Israeli Informers

Hamas has killed 18 people suspected of being informers for Israel. The group said 11 were killed by firing squad at the Gaza City police headquarters following sentencing by courts. Hamas media then reported that seven more alleged informants had...

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Major Operation To Retake IS-Held Towns In Iraq

Kurdish forces have been carrying out a major assault to try to retake the northeast Iraqi towns of Jalula and Sa'dya from Islamic State (IS) militants. It comes as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the threat posed by the "barbaric" IS extremists,...

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Clashes As Liberia Slum Sealed Off To Curb Ebola

Liberian security forces have clashed with desperate protesters after using scrap wood and barbed wire to seal off a sprawling slum to prevent ebola from spreading. Hundreds of angry protesters took to the streets on Wednesday to confront riot police...

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Gaza Airstrike Kills Senior Hamas Commanders

Three senior Hamas military commanders have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said. It has named the men as Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al Attar and Mohammed Barhoum, saying they died along with three other...

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US Doctor Infected With Ebola Leaving Hospital

US doctor Kent Brantly, who was infected with ebola while working in Liberia, is expected to make a statement soon as he is discharged from the hospital where he has recovered from the disease. Franklin Graham, president of the Samaritan's Purse charity,...

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Video Shows Yazidis 'Converting To Islam'

An Islamic State video has emerged purporting to show dozens of captured Yazidi people converting to Islam. The footage emerged shortly after the group released a video showing one of its black-clad fighters beheading American journalist James Foley....

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IS Beheads US Journalist James Foley In Video

Islamic State militants have released a video that purportedly shows the beheading of a US journalist who went missing two years ago. The footage appears to show a masked man - speaking in English with an English accent - killing James Foley, who was...

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Hamas Chief 'Deserves To Die Like Bin Laden'

An Israeli cabinet minister has said Hamas's military leader "deserves to die just like bin Laden", after an airstrike apparently targeting him left his wife and infant son dead. Interior Minister Gideon Saar told army radio Mohammed Deif was a...

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James Foley 'Died Doing Job He Believed In'

A friend and colleague of the US journalist apparently beheaded in a video released by militants has said he died doing something "he truly believed in". Film maker Matthew VanDyke was with James Foley in Syria just a fortnight before the 40-year-old...

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Japan Mudslides Kill At Least 36 People

At least 36 people have died and up to a dozen are missing after a mudslide on the outskirts of Hiroshima. Hillsides have caved in or been swept down into residential areas in at least five valleys in the suburbs of the western Japanese city after heavy...

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Iraqi Militants Threaten Revenge Attacks On US

Crucial Battle For World's Most Dangerous Dam Updated: 5:36pm UK, Monday 18 August 2014 By Sam Kiley, Foreign Affairs Editor Recapturing the Mosul Dam from Islamic State (IS) militants isn't just a military and political necessity - it's an engineering...

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Horror Video Of Snipers Picking Off 'Fishermen'

Fiji police are analysing a video which appears to show fishermen being shot dead at sea by unknown gunmen. The 10-minute video - which was uploaded to YouTube by an unknown source - shows the men clinging to the remains of an upturned boat as shots...

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Iraq Conflict: Fighting Resumes At Mosul Dam

Fighting has resumed at Mosul Dam in northern Iraq with US jets spotted flying overhead, according to Sky sources. Islamic State (IS) militants seized the strategically important site, which supplies water and power to millions of people down the Tigris...

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Israel: 'Rockets From Gaza Break Ceasefire'

Three rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have struck southern Israel, violating a temporary ceasefire, says the Israeli military. The rockets, launched by Palestinian militants, landed in open areas near the city of Beersheba and there were no reports...

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Israel Blows Up Homes Of Teen Murder Suspects

Israeli forces have demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of abducting and killing three Israeli teenagers in June. Hussam Qawasmeh and Amar Abu Eisha's houses in the West Bank were blown up before dawn on Monday. Police say there...

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