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65 killed in US overnight airstrikes in Afghanistan:
The casualties came after a series of airstrikes happened in an area of Paktia Province on Sunday night. The US military has confirmed separate air raids in three villages, saying those killed were militants.
21 killed or injured in Zabul explosion:
At least 21 people were killed or injured following an explosion in southern Zabul province of Afghanistan on Sunday evening, local officials said.
Nine Afghans killed by roadside bomb:
A police official, two guards and six pedestrians were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Zabul province, deputy provincial governor Mohammad Jan Rasolyar said.
NATO occupation force soldier killed in direct fire attack in central Afghanistan:
A NATO soldier was killed in an attack by militants in central Afghanistan on Sunday, the coalition security forces officials said.
US Kills Another Seven People in northwest Pakistan:
Seven "suspected" militants were killed and three others wounded when a US drone fired two missiles at a compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region, triggering strong condemnation from Islamabad.
60 people killed as 17 bombs explode across Iraq :
Explosions took place across Baghdad, including in the neighborhoods of Sadr city, Habibiya, Hurriya, Bayaa, Ur, Shurta, Kadhimiya and Risala.
123 killed by Syrian rebels in Aleppo province:
Most of those killed in Khan al-Asal were unarmed civilians, the state-run SANA news agency said, adding that medical examination identified six of the dead bodies.
Syria army 'retakes' key Homs district:
Syrian government forces have fully captured a district that was a key rebel stronghold in the central city of Homs, state media report. The Sana news agency said the military had "restored security and stability to the neighbourhood of Khalidiya".
Report: Israel Bombs Another Syrian Weapons Convoy:
Israeli air force jets bombed trucks carrying Syrian missiles bound for Hizbullah's warehouses in Lebanon, according to Syrian opposition sources. The sources, were cited Sunday by Voice of Israel radio's Arabic-language service, which was quoted by i24 News.
US to host Israeli-Palestinian talks:
Palestinian and Israeli negotiators depart for Washington to re-open negotiations after years of stalemate.
Kerry to pronounce Martin Indyk special U.S. envoy to Middle East peace:
Indyk, born to a Jewish family in London and raised in Australia, currently serves as vice president and director for foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C
Palestinian party rejects Mideast peace talks:
A major faction of the Palestine Liberation Organisation rejected new peace talks with Israel just hours before their scheduled resumption in Washington on Monday after a three-year break.
PA police attack and arrest demonstrators against negotiations with occupation:
Palestinian Authority security forces attacked Palestinian protesters as they marched in Ramallah on Sunday, injuring dozens and arresting a number of protesters. The marchers were protesting the PA's return to negotiations with Israel, warning that the negotiations represent threats to Palestinian rights
Gallup poll: Majority of Palestinians doubt U.S. able to broker peace deal with Israel:
Two in three say they don't trust the U.S. as a peace broker.
Palestinians protest resumption of talks with Israel:
Palestinians took to the streets of Ramallah on Sunday and began marching towards the PA Acting Chief Mahmoud Abbas' headquarters before the police confronted them.
'US kills six people in Yemen:
An apparent US drone strike killed six "suspected" Al-Qaeda militants overnight, a Yemeni military source told AFP.
Life as a US drone operator: 'It's like playing a video game for four years':
His bombs kill real people though and, he admits, often not the people he is aiming at.
Weekend attacks kill 31 in Nigeria:
At least 31 people were killed in separate weekend attacks by gunmen in northeast and central-north Nigeria, military and local government officials said Sunday.
One soldier killed in Egypt's Sinai:
One soldier was killed and 11 injured in fresh attacks targeting security forces in northern Sinai overnight, a security official said, dpa reported.
Egypt: Many Protesters Shot in Head or Chest: HRW:
Many of the at least 74 pro-Morsy protesters killed in clashes with Egypt's riot police and plain clothed men who stood alongside were shot in the head or chest. They were killed on July 27 over a period of several hours during clashes on a road near the Muslim Brotherhood's sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya in eastern Cairo.
Cairo Massacre: The hospital field in Rabaa square :
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Video shows police shooting protesters:
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In pictures: : Security forces attacked pro-Morsi protesters
'People were dropping like flies':
By early yesterday afternoon, there were so many corpses arriving at Cairo's Zeinhom mortuary that the street outside was blocked with a queue of orange ambulances. Inside one of them, mechanical engineer Mohamed Khamis waited with the body of his 15-year-old son, Omar, shot in the head by police.
Egypt arrests 2 pro-Morsi party leaders:
Egyptian police on Monday arrested two leaders of an Islamist party affiliated with ousted president Mohamed Morsi, a security source said.
Egypt's interim president says PM has right to give military arrest powers:
Egypt's interim president says he has given the prime minister the power to grant the military the right to arrest civilians after a weekend of violence between supporters of the country's deposed leader and security forces left at least 72 dead.
Morsi supporters call for fresh Egypt rallies:
Supporters of deposed president urged to come out for "million-person march", despite warnings from authorities.
Clashes in Benghazi leave 1 dead:
Cradle of Libyan revolution sees third straight day of violence
Gaddafi son facing 'show trial', ICC & Libya at loggerheads:
Saif al-Islam is set for a hearing in Libya; his lawyer says he faces an "entirely unfair" show trial.
Tunisia army declares protest area 'closed military zone':
The military used barbed wire to close the main square in the capital, Tunis, on Monday. Opposition media reported that demonstrators from both sides pledged to come back to the area, adding that anti-government protesters had already begun regrouping close to the square.
US releases prisoners from Guantanamo:
US government releases five prisoners from infamous detention camp as gesture ahead of talks with Taliban
U.S. to Transfer 2 Guantánamo Bay Prisoners to Algeria:
The Obama administration has announced plans to transfer two prisoners from Guantánamo Bay
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