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Yemen's suspected cholera cases double to 4,000-plus

Yemen is at risk of a significant cholera outbreak with the number of suspected cases doubling within 12 days to over 4,000, the World Health Organization said. The outbreak in a country ravaged by a 20-month war that has killed thousands was declared by Yemen's Health Ministry on Oct. 6. By...

Rare suicide attack south of Baghdad kills 8

 A rare suicide attack in an oasis town south of Baghdad killed eight people and wounded at least six Monday, Iraqi officials said. The attack in Ain al-Tamer involved six suicide bombers, some of whom may have been killed by security forces before they could blow themselves up....

Israeli bill to recognize West Bank outposts approved

An Israeli committee on Sunday approved a bill that if adopted would legalize outposts built without government permission in the West Bank, territory Palestinians demand for their future state. It still needs to pass several stages before it can be adopted. A first reading is expected in...

Iraqi troops enter town of famed ancient ruins near Mosul

Iraqi troops entered a town south of Mosul on Sunday where Islamic State militants destroyed artefacts at a nearby ancient Assyrian archaeological site, while special forces fended off suicide bombers during a cautious advance into the northern city. The push into Nimrud was the most...