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US launches questioning of ex-POW Bergdahl
Aug 06, 2014 (AFP)
US military investigators started questioning a former prisoner of war Wednesday to determine how he entered Taliban captivity, after a contested prisoner swap ...
Afghan soldier guns down US general in Kabul
Aug 05, 2014 (AFP)
An Afghan soldier shot dead a US general on Tuesday at an army training centre in Kabul -- the highest-ranking American officer to be killed since the September...
Iraq chaos catches up with Kurdistan
Aug 04, 2014 (AFP)
It was nearly the perfect heist. In June, Iraq's Kurds snuck in behind retreating government troops to grab long-coveted land and watched from their new borders...
37 civilians, 59 'terrorists' killed in earlier China attack: Xinhua
Aug 03, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese state media said Sunday that 37 civilians and 59 "terrorists" had been killed in an attack earlier in the week in Xinjiang, home to China's mainly Musli...
Imam of China's biggest mosque killed in Xinjiang
Jul 31, 2014 (AFP)
The head of China's largest mosque was murdered after conducting morning prayers, the local government in far western Xinjiang said Thursday, amid intensifying ...
Uighur group says nearly 100 casualties in China clash
Jul 30, 2014 (AFP)
A clash in Xinjiang, home to China's mostly Muslim Uighur minority, left nearly 100 people dead or wounded, an exile group said Wednesday after what authorities...
US weapons for Afghans may end up with Taliban: audit
Jul 28, 2014 (AFP)
Washington and Kabul have failed to keep track of hundreds of thousands of weapons provided to Afghanistan, raising the risk that some could end up in the hands...
Rising civilian deaths fuel outrage in Pakistan offensive
Jul 22, 2014 (AFP)
When Pakistani air force jets rained down missiles on a village in the country's violence-wracked northwest last week, it was described as yet another victory o...
Turkey hosts Iraqi Kurd leader in show of support
Jul 14, 2014 (AFP)
The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region met Turkish leaders in Ankara on Monday, as Turkey closely watches moves for an independent Iraqi Kurdistan am...
Chinese courts jail 32 in Xinjiang: Xinhua
Jul 11, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese courts in the far-western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 32 people to prison terms ranging from four years to life for terrorism-related charges, sta...
Afghanistan at 'critical moment' in its transition: Kerry
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
Afghanistan is at a "critical moment" in its transition, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday, amid a deepening electoral crisis in the country, where...
Iraq's Kurds demand PM Maliki's resignation
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's Kurds said Thursday Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniti...
NATO chief warns Afghanistan must sign security pact by early September
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
NATO's chief warned Tuesday that, despite a disputed election, Afghanistan must sign a security pact on a post-combat international training mission by Septembe...
Syrian Kurds demobilise 149 child soldiers: rights group
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
Syrian Kurdish forces have demobilised scores of child soldiers from their ranks over the past month, a Swiss group that works to save under-age fighters said T...
Iraq Kurd secession bid faces major obstacles: experts
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
Iraq's Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from ...
Leading Sunni scholar says jihadist caliphate violates sharia
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
Prominent Sunni Muslim scholar Yusef al-Qaradawi said on Saturday that the declaration of an Islamic caliphate by jihadists fighting the governments in Syria an...
Kurdish rebels to restart withdrawal in September: report
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
Kurdish rebels will begin a stalled withdrawal from Turkey into their safe haven in northern Iraq after parliament passes reforms aimed at ending a decades-long...
Kurds seek independence vote amid Iraq 'chaos'
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
Iraqi Kurdish preparations for an independence referendum met with frustration in Washington, which stressed unity was essential to tackle a jihadist-led onslau...
Bloody swath
Jul 03, 2014 (UPI)
From Pakistan on the Arabian Sea to landlocked Afghanistan to Iraq at the heart of the Middle East, to Syria and Gaza on the Mediterranean, the Muslim world is ...
China restricts Ramadan fasting in Xinjiang
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from taking part in Ramadan fasting, government websites said, promp...
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