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Egyptian Activist, Barred from Court, Gets 15-Year Sentence

An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Alla Abdel-Fattah and 24 others to 15 years in prison Wednesday, in a

Sunni insurgents from an al-Qaida splinter group closed in on Iraq’s biggest oil refinery on Wednesday after seizing the northern

An Islamic militant listed by the United States among the “most wanted” terrorists in the world was arrested in the

“House Majority Leader loses Virginia seat to Tea Party challenger who accused him of betraying conservative principles.” Eric Cantor, Majority

“Barrage targets eastern city despite reports of truce, denied by renegade general’s spokesman, between rival sides.” Forces loyal to the

A U.S. House panel is set to get an update on Nigeria’s Boko Haram insurgency, as residents in the northeastern

The International Organization for Migration says fears of further violence in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul caused 500,000 people

A shooting at an Oregon high school Tuesday morning left one student and the gunman dead, the local police chief

“Nouri al-Maliki says he will arm civilians after al-Qaeda inspired fighters take over second-largest city in Nineveh.” The Iraqi prime

“First global event to focus on ending use of rape as weapon of war and punish those responsible.” A four-day