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Israel disperses weekly Palestinian rallies in W. Bank

Scores of Palestinians on Friday suffered temporary asphyxiation when Israeli army forces forcibly dispersed anti-occupation protesters in parts of the occupied West Bank. Israeli forces fired live ammunition and teargas to disperse Palestinians who had gathered in several...

10 Israeli troops killed selves in 2014: Report

At least ten Israeli soldiers committed suicide in 2014, including four who took part in a devastating military onslaught on the Gaza Strip this summer, Israeli daily Haaretz reported on Thursday. According to the newspaper, which conducted the survey, three more soldiers...

Earthquake strikes southern Iran

A magnitude-5.2 earthquake hit the southern Iranian province of Bushehr on Thursday. The epicenter of the quake was in Boshkan district, the Iranian Seismological Center said. No casualties have been reported so far.  On Tuesday,...

Iraq: At least 100 ISIL militants killed

At least 100 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants were killed in the southern part of Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraq’s defense ministry said. Air-assisted riot police and Shiite volunteers carried out the operation, according to a written statement from Iraq’s defense...