Conflict
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Afghan leader suspends talks on US security pact
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has decided to suspend talks on a security pact with the US, accusing Washington of mixed messages regarding peace talks with the Taliban.
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Irish soldiers safe following Somali attack
The Defence Forces has confirmed that four Irish soldiers are unharmed following a terrorist attack on a United Nations compound in Somalia.
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US troops killed in Bagram ahead of Taliban talks
Four US forces have been killed in an attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, a US official said tonight, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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At least 29 dead in Iraq bombings
Two suicide bombers have targeted a Shia mosque in Baghdad, killing 29 people and wounding 55 more.
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UN says at least 93,000 people killed in Syria
The death toll in Syria reached at least 93,000 at the end of April, the United Nations human rights office has said.
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Syria dismisses chemical weapons claim as 'lies'
The Syrian government has dismissed as "full of lies" claims from the United States that it used chemical weapons.
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Erdogan issues final warning to Turkish protesters
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has issued a final warning to protesters occupying a park in central Istanbul.
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60 people killed in fighting in Syria
Syrian rebels have battled Shias in a village in the country's east, killing over 60 people including civilians.
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At least 14 killed in Damascus bomb attack
At least 14 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
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Talks between North and South Korea scrapped
South Korea has said planned talks with North Korea, which were due to take place tomorrow, have been scrapped.
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North & South Korea agree to hold talks
North and South Korea have agreed to hold senior-level talks in Seoul in an attempt to ease heightened tension between the two nations.
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Taliban targets Afghanistan airport
Seven Taliban insurgents, including suicide bombers, have attacked the main airport in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
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Turkish PM Erdogan to meet leaders of park protest
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is to meet leaders of the Gezi Park platform, the group whose protests against the destruction of an Istanbul park have spiralled into a wave of anti-government protests that have rocked Turkey.
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21 people killed in Iraq after double explosion
Car bombs and a suicide attack in two Iraqi towns north of Baghdad have left at least 21 people dead.
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US decision on arming Syrian rebels imminent
The US could make a decision as early as this week on whether to arm Syrian rebels, a US official said this afternoon.
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Three US soldiers killed in Afghan insider attack
Three US soldiers were killed in Afghanistan when a man in an Afghan army uniform turned his weapon on them in the eastern province of Paktika.
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Two French journalists missing in Syria
French President Francois Hollande has demanded the immediate release of two French journalists missing in Syria.
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EU to provide €400m in aid to Syria
The European Union is to provide a further €400m of aid in an attempt to ease the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighbouring countries.
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Protesters call for resignation of Turkish PM
Thousands of anti-government protesters have gathered in the Turkish cities of Ankara and Istanbul as the Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns from a tour of North Africa.
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Syrian forces retake strategic town Qusair
The Syrian army has regained control of the strategic town of Qusair on the border with Lebanon, Syrian state television said this morning.
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