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Forecasters expect Hurricane Matthew to gain strength as it moves through the northern Bahamas on Thursday and heads for the southeastern U.S. state of Florida. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Matthew had sustained winds of 205 kilometers per hour Thursday morning as the center […]

WASHINGTON — Ethiopia is observing an official mourning period for more than 50 people killed during a crackdown and stampede at an ethnic cultural festival in the Oromia region Sunday. At the same time, the country is seeing a continuation, possibly an escalation, of the […]

CAIRO — Morocco’s Islamist Justice and Development Party won the largest number of seats in the country’s new parliament, according to election results announced Saturday, but it will need to form a coalition government with several smaller parties because it lacks a majority. Interior Minister […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi warned the US against any further bloodshed in war-hit Syria and said the Arab country’s crisis can be resolved only through diplomatic channels. In a statement released on Friday in response to recent remarks by his US counterpart John […]

The lower house of the Russian parliament (the State Duma) has ratified an agreement allowing the country’s Air Force to stay in Syria on an unlimited basis. Combatting terrorism is cited as one of the key goals. The ballot took place on Friday with all […]

Two car bombs went off in the Turkish capital, Ankara, after unidentified terrorists blew themselves up in response to calls by police for them to surrender, local media report. According to Ankara’s governor, Ercan Topaca, police were tipped off about the area on Friday. He […]

The German army has reportedly banned its most advanced Tornado jets from flying due to yet another technical mishap. The reconnaissance planes have been carrying out missions against Islamic State in Syria since the beginning of the year. The Tornado ASST A3 aircraft has been […]

A militant cell suspected of having links to Islamic State has been eliminated in southern Russia, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAC) reports. The group was planning at least three terror attacks in the region, including one on a Muslim Holiday. In a special operation in […]

The US may impose sanctions against Russia over situation in Syria. Austrian presidential candidate Norbert Hofer. © REUTERS/ Heinz-Peter Bader Austria Presidential Hopeful Hofer Hopes West Lifts Anti-Russia Sanctions in 2017 WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The United States does not rule out imposing sanctions on Russia […]