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Six children among nine killed in Israeli airstrike in Rafah, hospital says

Nine people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in southern Gaza, according to hospital authorities, including six children. According to Gaza's civil defence, the strike hit a...

Man sets himself on fire outside NY court at Trump’s trial

NEW YORK - A man set himself on fire on Friday outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump's historic...

Google sacks staff protesting over Israeli contract

Google has sacked 28 workers who took part in protests against a deal the technology giant has with...

US suspends visa service in Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti -The US State Department has announced the suspension of routine visa services at its...

Lewis Hamilton says he plans to race ‘well into’ his 40s

Lewis Hamilton says he will join his old rival Fernando Alonso in racing in Formula 1 "well into...

Sheen paid out $10m over HIV

HOLLYWOOD – Charlie Sheen, former star of the hit US television comedy Two And A Half Men, said yesterday he was diagnosed HIV-positive four years ago...

France, Russia strike Islamic State in Syria, EU aid invoked

PARIS – France and Russia both staged air strikes on Islamic State targets in northern Syria on Tuesday as Paris formally requested European Union...

France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens

PARIS/BRUSSELS – French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks in Paris...

Cameron to urge Putin to focus on fight against IS

BELEK, TURKEY – Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will urge Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday to focus Russian air strikes in Syria...

France names first attacker, vows to destroy Islamic State

PARIS – Police questioned on Sunday the relatives of one of the suicide attackers who brought carnage to Paris on Friday, with France denouncing...

Islamic State claims Paris attacks that killed 127

PARIS –Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for a coordinated assault by gunmen and bombers that killed 127 people at locations across Paris that...