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Top Iran Diplomat Warns US it Cannot 'Expect to Stay Safe'

Top Iran Diplomat Warns US it Cannot 'Expect to Stay Safe'

Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe'' after launching what he described a...
Pope Says Wants to Visit Iraq in 2020

Pope Says Wants to Visit Iraq in 2020

Pope Francis said Monday he wants to visit Iraq as early as next year in spite of the security conditions. "An insistent thought accomp...
Thousands Flee Devastating Floods in Southwest Libya

Thousands Flee Devastating Floods in Southwest Libya

The U.N. refugee agency reports heavy flooding has devastated whole neighborhoods in the city of Ghat in south-west Libya forcing thousands ...
US Carrier in Persian Gulf Region Seen as Clear Signal to Iran

US Carrier in Persian Gulf Region Seen as Clear Signal to Iran

Under a starry sky, U.S. Navy fighter jets catapulted off the aircraft carrier's deck and flew north over the darkened waters of the nor...
Libyan Coast Guard Intercepts 22 Migrants 

Libyan Coast Guard Intercepts 22 Migrants 

Libya's coast guard said Saturday that it had intercepted nearly two dozen Europe-bound migrants off the country's Mediterranean coa...
About 8,000 Ethiopian Jews Waiting to Immigrate to Israel

About 8,000 Ethiopian Jews Waiting to Immigrate to Israel

About 8,000 Ethiopian Jews want to move to Israel and join their families already living there. But they accuse the Israeli government of de...
Five Countries to Join UN Security Council Ranks in January 

Five Countries to Join UN Security Council Ranks in January 

Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam were elected Friday to two-year terms on the U.N. Security Council. Th...
New US Sanctions Target Iran's Petrochemical Industry

New US Sanctions Target Iran's Petrochemical Industry

The United States on Friday imposed new sanctions on Iran targeting the country's petrochemical industry, including its largest petroche...

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