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August 12th, 2018

Mass Torture in Network of UAE-Run Prisons in South Yemen Rival Koreas Start Talks Meant to Set Up Leaders' Summit
Rebel Arms Depot Explodes in Northern Syria, Killing 39 Civilians Yemen Talks to Focus on Transition: Envoy
Drought Raises Food Security Fears in Afghanistan Iran and Russia Sign Major Deal for Huge Oil and Gas Exploration After Trump Sanctions
Iran Arrests 67 People for Suspected Financial Crimes Taliban Kill More Than 200 Afghan Defenders on 4 Fronts: 'A Catastrophe'
Cracked Missile Tubes May Delay UK's Next Generation Nuclear Submarines No One Can 'Obliterate' Taiwan's Existence, President Says on Departure for US
Saudi-Led Coalition Denies Allegations of Targeting Civilians in Yemen Group of 50 Taliban Join Peace Process in Badghis
17 Aghan Soldiers Killed in Faryab Army Base Attack Afghan Army Chief Says Taliban Hiding in Civilian Homes in Ghazni
Turkish Lira Plunges to New Record Low in Asia Pacific Trade Military Convoy Comes Under Attack While on Its Way to Ghazni
Russia Steps in as Trump Cuts Pakistan Military Training Program Over Half of Palestinian College Graduates Are Unemployed, Report Finds
Suspected Jihadis Kill Six in East Burkina Faso Venezuela's Maduro Says Would Take FBI Help Over 'Murder Plot'
Netanyahu Demands 'Total' Gaza Ceasefire 1,800 Evacuated as France Defuses British WWII Bomb
Egypt Says 12 'Terrorists' Killed in Sinai Shootout US Advising Afghan Forces in Battle for Eastern City
Ethiopian Rebels Declare Ceasefire Amid Government Reforms Iran Said to Cancel Visit by Iraq's Prime Minister
Pentagon Chief Mattis Defends His Reversal on Space Force Court Jails Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Leader for Life
Russia, Iran, and 3 Others Agree Caspian Status, but Not Borders Syrian Rebels Build an Army With Turkish Help, Face Challenges
Thousands Rally for a Third Day to Demand Romanian Government Resignation US Ambassador Urges Britain to Ditch Support for Iran Nuclear Deal
Erdogan Says US Set Deadline for Pastor's Release Russia Says Will Ditch US Securities Amid Sanctions
Egypt Arrests Seven Alleged Militants Tied to Failed Church Bombing Mexican Judge Says Probe Into 2014 Killings Inadequate: Rights Center
Protesting Nigerian Troops Fire Into Air at Northeastern Airport Palestinian-American Democrat: I Will 'Humanize' the Palestinian People in the US Congress
Israel Mulled Assassinating Hamas Leaders Over Past Several Months Google Censorship Plan Is 'Not Right' and 'Stupid,' Says Former Google Head of Free Expression
Saudi Coalition Promises Investigation Into Strike on Yemen Schoolbus Taliban Storms Key Afghan City of Ghazni
Russia: New US Sanctions a 'Declaration of Economic War' Israel Kills Two Palestinians, Wounds Hundreds at Gaza Protest
Trump Doubles Tariffs Against Turkey, Says Relations Are 'Not Good' Arms Depot Blast in Syria's Idlib Province Kills 39 - Monitor
Psychologists Vote Not to Return to Guantanamo Amid Heated Debate Over Torture Legacy Declassified Cables Detail Torture at CIA Director's Secret Black Site
Taliban Invades Afghan City of Ghazni, Over 100 Security Forces Killed Secret Israeli Report Reveals Armed Drone Killed Four Boys Playing on Gaza Beach in 2014
Funerals to Be Held for Children Killed in Yemen School Bus Attack Israel 'Closer Than Ever' to Defeating Hamas, Says Minister
Syria's Druze Vow to Free Women and Children Kidnapped by ISIS Report: Michigan Military Base Water May Have Caused Cancer
Tens of Thousands Protest in Tel Aviv Against 'Nation-State Law'

August 11th, 2018

ISIS Attack on Tribal Fighters Near Baiji; 12 Killed in Iraq Military Investigation of Suspected Insider Attack on US Forces by Syrian Allies Inconclusive
Taliban Travel From Afghanistan to Uzbekistan for Talks Jordan Says Explosive Device Behind Blast That Killed Policeman
Six Killed in Democratic Republic of Congo Rebel Attack Pakistan Military Officers to Get Training in Russia
'Attacks' Plot Foiled on Eve of Crucial Mali Vote Iran Guards Say They Killed 10 Militants Near Iraq Border
EU Seeks Details From Saudi Arabia on Women Human Rights Arrests Amid Canada Row Jordan Says Three People Killed in Police Raid on House Sheltering Militants
Pentagon to Spend Nearly $5m on Marine Corps Mission in the Philippines How Much Will the Space Force Cost, and What's It Going to Look Like?
A 'Weakness of the West'? UK Defense Minister Warns of Lack of Grand Strategy Missiles for Mexico Gets US Approval
Sweden Locked in to Buy Patriot Missile Defense System 'We Don't Have a Single Friend': Canada's Saudi Spat Reveals Country Is Alone
Three Police Officers Killed by Gunmen in Pakistan Three Chinese Among Five Wounded in Balochistan Suicide Attack
Romania Braces for Fresh Protest After 450 Injured in Clashes Full Text: Haaretz Publisher Schocken Calls for Israelis to 'Join the Struggle' at Nation-State Rally
Israel Denied There Was a Cease-Fire With Hamas. It Now Owes the Public an Explanation Israeli Army Lifts Restrictions on Gaza Border Communities After Quiet Night
Gaza Flotilla Turns Back After Israeli Navy Fires Warning Shots Palestinian Flags Fly at Arab-Led Rally in Tel Aviv Against Nation-State Law
Syrian Military Repels 'Israeli Enemy' Attack Near Damascus Afghanistan: Electoral Body Bars 35 Candidates From October Vote
70,000 in Okinawa Protest US Marine Base Relocation

August 10th, 2018

Double Bombing Targets First Responders; Seven Killed in Iraq Venezuela Asks Interpol to Arrest Opposition Figure in Colombia
Jabal Al-Baba Update: Ethnic Cleansing on Vatican Land in Israel Israel Destroys Gaza Cultural Center
Israel Kills Medic During Gaza Protests North Korea Slams UN Chief Over Call for Nuclear Disarming
Cuba Charges Leading Dissident With Attempted Murder Say What? Language Hurdles Plague Two Koreas After Years of Division
China Says Pacific Aid Has No Political Strings Red Cross Warns of Food Crisis in North Korea as Crops Fail in Heat
Saudi Arabia Intercepts Two Missiles Fired by Yemen's Houthis on Jizan US Investigation Rejects Reports of Afghan Air Strike Casualties
On Istanbul Streets, Defiant Turks See US Hand Behind Lira Crisis Zimbabwe's Chamisa Challenges Election Result; Inauguration Halted
Cameroon Probes Video Showing Security Forces Apparently Executing Civilians UN Says It Has Credible Reports That China Holds Million Uighurs in Secret Camps
Israeli Minister Regev Calls to Assassinate Hamas Leaders North Korea Rejecting US Proposals in Diplomatic Standoff
Search Underway for Marine Who Went Overboard Near the Philippines Israel Denied There Was a Cease-Fire With Hamas. It Now Owes the Public an Explanation

August 9th, 2018

Abu Ghraib Official Injured in Bombing; 10 Killed in Iraq
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