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Abbas condemns torching of West Bank site holy to Israelis

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas Friday condemned the torching by Palestinians of a West Bank site holy to Jews amid warnings it could inflame more than two weeks of deadly violence. Abbas called the arson attack on the flash-point Joseph's Tomb in Nablus irresponsible and said a...

U.S. drone program documents leaked online

An anonymous source within the U.S. government leaked a trove of documents regarding the nation’s unmanned drone program in foreign nations that was published Thursday by whistle-blowing website The Intercept. Specifically, the documents and slides cover the U.S. military’s drone program in...

Egypt sentences 10 people to death for Qaeda links

An Egyptian court confirmed Thursday the death sentences against 10 people charged with forming an al-Qaeda-linked cell, a judicial source said. The defendants are among a group of 68 people accused of forming an al-Qaeda-linked cell, including the brother of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri....