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Nairobi, Kenya--The European Union Naval Force says Somali pirates have hijacked a Panamanian-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew onboard, including…

Gaza City--Hamas says a senior commander of its military wing has been killed in an Israeli air strike.

Islamabad--A passenger jet carrying 152 people crashed into the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital amid rain and caught fire Wednesday, officials…

Baghdad--Authorities in Baghdad say at least six people were killed early today when a suicide bomber driving a minibus blew…

Tehran--An Iranian nuclear scientist who returned home last week from the United States provided valuable information about the CIA, a…

Anti-American Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took a rare, public step into the political arena Monday, meeting in neighboring Syria with…

London--BP PLC (BP) said Monday it has signed a new agreement in Egypt to develop significant gas resources in two…

Twin suicide bombings killed 48 people on Sunday, including dozens from a government-backed, anti-al-Qaida militia who were lined up to…

Gaza City--The international community must pressure Israel to go beyond easing its Gaza blockade and throw open the territory's long-blockaded…

Baghdad--A fierce blaze at a hotel without fire escapes sent some desperate guests plunging to their deaths in a northern…