
Israel fires missiles at drone from Syria: army
Jerusalem July 17, 2016 - Israel's military on Sunday fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that infiltrated from war-ravaged neighbouring Syria, it said.
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Jerusalem July 17, 2016 - Israel's military on Sunday fired two Patriot missiles at a drone that infiltrated from war-ravaged neighbouring Syria, it said.
Jul 17, 2016

Tunis (AFP) July 17, 2016 - The head of Libya's unity government on Sunday urged his countrymen to close ranks to overcome political divisions in a country wracked by the threat of jihadists.
Jul 17, 2016

Istanbul (AFP) July 16, 2016 - Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them.
Jul 16, 2016

Sydney (AFP) July 16, 2016 - China must abide by the same international rules as everyone else, US Vice President Joe Biden warned after a UN-backed tribunal ruled against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea.
Jul 16, 2016

United Nations, United States (AFP) July 16, 2016 - Egypt on Saturday blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution backed by the United States condemning the attempted coup in Turkey, diplomats said, though Cairo denied the move.
Jul 16, 2016

Ankara (AFP) July 16, 2016 - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Turks to remain on the streets Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers that claimed more than 250 lives.
Jul 16, 2016

Los Angeles (AFP) July 16, 2016 - Fethullah Gulen, the US-based cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the coup attempt in Turkey, has a wide following in his native country, where he enjoys support among the police and judiciary.
Jul 16, 2016

Ulan Bator (AFP) July 16, 2016 - Tokyo raised pressure on Beijing at an Asia-Europe summit Saturday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea.
Jul 16, 2016

Kuwait City (AFP) July 16, 2016 - The UN special envoy for Yemen on Saturday urged the country's warring parties to make decisions that will prove your true intentions, as peace talks resumed in Kuwait City after government delegates abandoned a boycott threat.
Jul 16, 2016

United Nations, United States (AFP) July 15, 2016 - A total of 738 men and boys remain missing after they were detained by militias backing the Iraqi government offensive to retake Fallujah from Islamic State jihadists, a UN envoy said Friday.
Jul 15, 2016

Moscow (AFP) July 15, 2016 - Russia will deploy its most advanced S-400 air defence systems to the annexed Crimea peninsula in August, a military official said Friday.
Jul 15, 2016

Beirut (AFP) July 15, 2016 - Russian air strikes have killed 18 Islamic State group fighters in central Syria, including near the historic city of Palmyra, over the past 24 hours, a monitor said on Friday.
Jul 15, 2016

Benasal, Spain (AFP) July 15, 2016 - Teenager Angel Bertran had just gone out to work in fields of hazelnut trees when Spain's civil war burst into his small town with the arrival of Nazi bomber planes.
Jul 15, 2016

Kuwait City (AFP) July 15, 2016 - The United Nations said Friday that the Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait were expected to resume within hours despite a government threat to boycott the negotiations.
Jul 15, 2016

Waterloo, Ontario (UPI) Jul 15, 2016 - Virtek Vision Interational is publicly debuting the first graphene-wing drone this week at the Farnborough Airshow, the company announced.
Jul 15, 2016

New Dehli, India (UPI) Jul 15, 2016 - India has successfully conducted a proof firing of the armament system for its 155mm, .52 caliber Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, or ATAGS, the country's Defense Research and Development Organization announced Thursday.
Jul 15, 2016