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- Italian diplomat is front-runner for new EU foreign policy chief
Italy's Foreign Minister, Federica Mogherini, may be selected Saturday as the European Union's foreign policy chief for the next five years. Mogherini's appointment is controversial, given the 41-year-old's relative lack of experience.
- Iran calls new US sanctions an 'invasion,' promises negotiations will go on
On Friday, the US imposed sanctions on more than 25 more businesses, banks, and individuals suspected of working to expand Iran's nuclear program. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called the sanctions an 'invasion.'
- Attack on Afghan intelligence headquarters kills at least two
A suicide bomber in a truck blew himself up outside the headquarters of the National Directorate of Security in Jalalabad, Afghanistan Saturday, killing at least two people and setting off a firefight with security forces.
- Lesotho's prime minister accuses military of a coup, flees to South Africa
Lesotho's prime minister fled to South Africa Saturday, after the country's military seized and disarmed two police station in the tiny landlocked country. Tensions in Lesotho have been high since June and the coalition government has been fragile.
- Syrian rebels clash with UN peacekeepers in Golan Heights
On Saturday, al-Qaida-linked Syrian militants surrounded several UN peacekeeper encampments in the Golan Heights. Some Filipino peacekeepers have escaped or been evacuated, but 44 were captured by rebel groups Wednesday.
- Nicaragua mine collapse: Most of 26 trapped gold miners rescued
Nicaragua mine collapse: Twenty-two of 26 trapped freelance gold miners were rescued in Nicaragua Saturday. One rescued miner said they saw an avalanche of mud and rock that some were crushed in.
- EU set to decide new sanctions against Russia
The European Union is expected to levy new sanctions against Russia, amid allegations from Kiev and the West that Russia is increasing support for eastern Ukrainian rebels by sending tanks and Russian troops into Ukraine.
- Ebola arrives in Senegal, health officials say
Authorities say a man who traveled to the West African nation has been confirmed as having been infected with the deadly virus.
- UN peacekeepers captured by Syrian militants, while others threatened
Soldiers from Fiji and the Philippines are under threat by militants near the Golan Heights, the border area between Syria and Israel.
- Britain raises terror threat level to 'severe'
English authorities are concerned about the number of its citizens who may have left to fight with Islamic militants in the Middle East and could return to launch terrorist attacks.
- Syrian refugees top 3 million, according to UN
Approximately 13 percent of the Middle Eastern nation's population has been forced out of the country by a bloody civil war.
- UN: Ebola cases in W. Africa could top 20,000
The World Health Organization added that over 1,500 people have died from the virus since this latest outbreak began.
- China says it will respond to more frequent US spy flights
China says US spy flights are coming more often, and closer to China's coast. China officials rejected US characterizations of its fighter jets acting recklessly.
- Syria attacks militants near Golan Heights border crossing
Airstrikes come the day after Al Qaeda-affiliated militants took control of the area.
- Syrian rebels take control of Golan Heights crossing with Israel
After heavy clashes with Assad forces, Syrian rebels, including some linked with al Qaida, captured the post along Syria's de facto border with Israel in the Golan Heights.
- US accuses Russia of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine
A State Department spokeswoman said Wednesday, Russian forces as well as rocket launchers and armored vehicles are being sent into Eastern Ukraine, in a Russian-directed counteroffensive against the Ukrainian military.
- Israel and Hamas both claim victory
While neither side got the concessions it was seeking, Israel and Hamas agreed to an ambiguous open-ended truce Tuesday. On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a national address aimed at countering critics of the war.
- Rotherham sex abuse report draws outrage from Muslims
Report author Alexis Jay said between 1997 and 2013, some 1,400 children were sexually exploited in the town of 250,000, mostly by Pakistani men.
- Egypt, UAE bomb Islamic militant targets in Libya, according to US State Dept.
One of Libya's neighbors and a Persian Gulf state teamed up to attack Islamic militias within the north African nation, a State Department spokeswoman said.
- Leaders faced off in final debate before Scottish independence vote
Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling clashed in a final debate on questions from defense to the sustainability of an economy dependent on revenues from North Sea oil, but the heart of the 90-minute exchange centered on what currency an independent Scotland would use.