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Saudi Arabia forms 34-nation Islamic alliance to fight terroristsThe new counterterrorism coalition includes nations such as Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt as well as war-torn countries with embattled militaries such as Libya and Yemen.
UN documents human rights situation in Afghanistan's Kunduz provinceThe UN report documents 289 deaths and 559 civilian injuries that occurred in Kunduz city and the surrounding area when it was overrun by the Taliban and the subsequent Afghani government counter-offensive to retake the city.
Can bitter rivals, both sons of murdered fathers, move Lebanon forward?Lebanon's political vacuum threatens its stability and even an economic collapse. Now a power-sharing deal that defies the country's blood-soaked past has been proposed.
Why modern Jordan sees value in a tribal law blamed for flawed justiceJordan's nomadic tribes resolved Hatfield-McCoy-like feuds by relocating clans. Derided as collective punishment, jalwa may yet be helpful in regulated form.
Saudi women face off against men for first time in electionsFor the first time ever, Saudi women can run and vote in a government election.
Putin-Erdogan clash leaves Turkey's merchants holding the (unsold) bagAfter Turkey downed a Russian bomber along the border with Syria, the clash between the two leaders has become personal. Russian sanctions are already biting.
Can Israel halt the stabbings? Hard right and military disagree on how.Palestinians in the southern West Bank are facing severe travel restrictions, but hard-line members of Israel's government are seeking tougher measures. The military disagrees.
To avenge or not? At funeral in Bekaa Valley, it's not really a question.The funeral followed a prisoner swap in Lebanon with Syria-based jihadists in which 16 Lebanese soldiers were freed and Mohammed Hamiyeh鈥檚 body repatriated.
Iraq wants Turkish troops out of its territoryTurkish troops have been training Iraqis to fight ISIS. But now Iraqi leaders say Turkey is violating its sovereignty.
Holocaust hero: US soldier told Nazi captors 'We are all Jews'To protect Jewish captives at a Nazi POW camp, US Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds ordered more than 1,000 Americans captives to step forward with him and 聽pronounced: "We are all Jews here."
Two Israelis convicted of killing West Bank teen in runup to Gaza warLast-minute insanity plea for adult alleged ringleader delays third verdict, angering family of Palestinian victim. Suspects told investigators revenge was motive.
Putin orders sanctions against Turkey after downing Russian warplaneRussian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday called for sanctions against Turkey, following the downing this week by Turkey of a Russian warplane.
Prominent Kurdish lawyer killed during news conference in TurkeyTahir Elci, a well-known Kurdish聽lawyer and human rights defender,聽was killed Saturday in an attack in southeast Turkey聽while he and other lawyers were speaking to the press.
Experts optimistic King Tut's tomb may conceal Egypt's lost queenThere is a 90 percent chance that there are passages to a hidden chamber in the tomb of Ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun 鈥� and it may lead to the last聽resting place of the lost Queen Nefertit.
Turkish president says wishes Russian plane downing had not happenedTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed regret over Turkey's聽downing of a Russian warplane.聽"We wish it hadn't happened as such, but unfortunately such a thing has happened," he said Saturday.
Tech world takes on icon-smashing Islamic State with a virtual PalmyraBy drawing on contributors from around the world, the New Palmyra project hopes to reconstruct what jihadists have destroyed at the UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria.
First LookIs climate change to blame for crisis in Syria? Prince Charles says so.While there is a growing academic belief that climate change will increase conflict this century, scientists are hesitant to label climate change a direct cause of any one conflict.
Unsolved murder in West Bank: a case of uneven Israeli justice and its costIsrael has indicted no one so far in the murder last summer of a Palestinian couple and their son. It fits a pattern of failure seen as helping fuel a wave of attacks.
Palestinian attacks in Tel Aviv and West Bank leave 5 deadThe attacks are the latest tragedies in a wave of violence that started in September. Seventeen聽Israelis and at least 84 Palestinians have been killed.
In Islamic State's global reach, new risks for jihadists 鈥� and the WestWhile the Islamic State offers its adversaries a geographical target for reprisals, the group may still perceive a win-win scenario: It deters the West or receives a 'recruitment gift.'
