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Aid group suspends work due to South Sudan attacks

CAIRO (AP) — Aid group Doctors Without Borders said it has been forced to suspend work in a volatile part of South Sudan because of…

2 strong earthquakes hit Iran, injuring hundreds

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two strong earthquakes shook different parts of Iran in less than 24 hours, injuring more than 200 people and…

4 killed, 11 wounded in bombing south of Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — A roadside bomb killed four people, including three army soldiers, and wounded 11 people south of Baghdad on Saturday,…

Israeli airstrike kills senior Hamas rocket maker

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes fired missiles, killing a senior commander of the Hamas military wing and wounding 11…

5.8 quake shakes Iran, no word on casualties

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted southeastern Iran on Saturday, the country's state television reported. There was…

5.7 quake shakes Iran

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday, injuring at least…

5.6 quake shakes Iran

NEW YORK (AP) — An earthquake measuring 5.6 rattled the northeast Iranian city of Torbat-e Heydariyeh on Friday afternoon, the U.S.…

Syria, Saudi leaders travel together to Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — The leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia, once bitter rivals, made an unprecedented show of cooperation Friday, traveling…

Roadside bomb in Iraq kills 5 members of family

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi police say a roadside bomb north of Baghdad has killed five members of a family, including a 4-year-old girl.

Iran report: Cigarettes implicated in Western plot

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian official says cigarettes smuggled into Iran have been tainted with pig blood and nuclear material as…

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