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Ramallah, West Bank -- An aide to the Palestinian president says Mahmoud Abbas is making a heavy push for reconciliation…

Jerusalem -- Israel's prime minister is warning Gaza militants of a military retaliation if they resume firing rockets at southern…

Ankara -- Turkey's prime minister says his country will take over the running of the airport in Benghazi to facilitate…

Ras Lanouf, Libya -- Libya's rebel forces closed in Monday on Muammar Qadhafi's hometown of Sirte, the gateway to the…

Kabul -- The Taliban claimed Sunday that it kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen in northeastern Afghanistan -- part of the insurgents'…

Six gunmen in Sinai targeted the pipeline that carries natural gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan on Sunday, overpowering…

Jerusalem -- Israeli aircraft struck a Palestinian rocket squad in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing two militants as the…

Ajdabiya, Libya -- Libyan rebels clinched their hold on the east and seized back a key city on Saturday after…

A US diplomatic cable on the WikiLeaks website indicates Washington was unhappy with Mohamed ElBaradei in his last months as…

Damascus -- Violence erupted around Syria on Friday as troops opened fire on protesters in several cities and pro- and…