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Libya airport struck by shell after cease-fire declared to fight wild blazeThe cease-fire agreement, reached late Monday night and mediated by the Tripoli City Council, would mark a rare pause in two weeks of fighting in the capital that's killed nearly 100 people and wounded 400, health officials say.
Karzai cousin assassinated in Afghanistan suicide attackHashmat Karzai, the influential cousin to outgoing President Hamid Karzai, died after a man detonated explosives at an Eid al-Fitr holiday gathering.
Ten dead, including nine children, after missile lands in Gaza parkThe origin of the deadly rocket that landed in a Gaza refugee camp is in dispute.
Investigators blocked from Malaysia Airlines Ukrainian crash site by fightingAn international team charged with investigating the airliner debris field in eastern Ukraine could not work Monday due to an engagement between separatist rebels and government troops.
Boko Haram kidnaps wife of Cameroon vice prime ministerBoko Haram, the Nigerian Islamist militant group, stormed the home of Carmeroon's vice prime minister, killed three and kidnapped two people. The group has stepped up cross-border attacks into Cameroon in recent weeks.
Sicilian 'flag-bearer of anti-doping' wins Tour de FranceItaly's Vincenzo Nibali became the first Italian to win the Tour de France in 16 years after pre-race favorites Chris Froome and Alberto Contador crashed out.
Are sanctions enough to hold Putin at Ukrainian border?Months after Russia annexed Crimea and stepped up support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, Europe and the United States are still searching for a way to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to change course.
Fighting erupts in Benghazi, rockets strike civilian homesRockets fired during clashes between Libyan soldiers and Islamist-led militias hit civilian homes, causing casualties and wounding dozens of people.
Costa Concordia's last waltz: wrecked liner reaches Genoa portThe Costa Concordia reached its final destination for scrapping, two and a half years after the luxury liner capsized off the coast of Tuscany.
Hamas calls for holiday cease-fire, hours after rejecting similar truceHamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said a 24-hour holiday truce would go into effect at 2 p.m. local time, Sunday. But shortly after the truce was to have started warning sirens wailed in southern Israel and the military said three rockets landed in the area.
Hollande declares three days of mourning in France for Air Algerie victimsFlags across France will fly at half-mast for three days as the country mourns the loss of 54 French nationals that were killed in the Air Algerie crash earlier this week. President Hollande also said he would arrange for families of the victims to visit the crash site.
Attacks across Afghanistan kill at least 15, election recount pausedAssaults in three Afghan provinces killed at least 15 people Saturday, while remarks by a Taliban leader seemed to indicate fighting will continue as long as the US has a presence in the country.
Britain: 'Highly likely' MH17 brought down by Russian-supplied missileBritain's Foreign Office said Russia had issued contradictory claims about the downing of MH17 and it was 'highly likely' the Malaysian airliner was brought down by a Russian-supplied missile. Ten Brits were killed in the crash.
- Second black box found at Air Algerie crash site
UN investigators found the second flight data recorder at the Air Algerie crash site in Mali Saturday. The second black box may help to determine what happened to the plane which had encountered bad weather on Thursday.
UN report finds Islamic State is undergoing a 'Syrian-ization'A UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria found Syrian rebels were defecting from other armed opposition groups and joining the Islamic State insurgency, a process the investigators called a 'Syrian-ization' of the Islamic State.
US evacuates embassy in Tripoli as fighting in Libya intensifiesOn Saturday, diplomats from the US embassy in Libya were evacuated to Tunisia under US military escort as fighting between rival militias grew close to the embassy. The State Department also issued travel warnings for Libya.
Russia says EU sanctions will undermine cooperation against terrorismOn Friday, the EU reach an agreement to impose its first economic sanctions on Russia. Russia reacted angrily, saying it meant scaling down cooperation on issues like terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, and organized crime.
- UN investigates rumors of female genital mutilation by Islamic State
On Thursday, the UN reported that militants in northern Iraq were ordering mutilation of women and girls. Analysts quickly challenged the report, and the UN is continuing to investigate.
Iraqi lawmakers elect new president as attacks kill dozensIraq elected a new president in the latest step toward forming a new government, as a series of attacks killed dozens of people and Islamic militants destroyed a Muslim shrine on Thursday.
Air Algerie flight crashed in N. Mali, report Algerian officialsAlgerian plane missing: The plane sent its last message around 1:30 GMT, asking Niger air control to change its route because of heavy rains in the area, Ouedraogo said.
