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Senior Hamas official says group abducted Israeli teens

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 19:10

A top Hamas official said members of his militant group kidnapped three Israeli teenagers whose deaths in June provoked a spiral of violence that led to the war in Gaza, the first acknowledgement of the movement`s involvement.

EU deplores `outrageous` Foley killing

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 18:58

The European Union on Thursday deplored the "outrageous" beheading of US journalist James Foley by Islamist jihadists calling the murder a brutal denial of "universally recognised values".

Slain Hamas commanders among Israel`s most wanted

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 17:19

Israel assassinated three senior Hamas military commanders in a pre-dawn strike on Gaza Thursday.

Turkey ruling party set to agree Davutoglu as PM

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:56

Turkey`s ruling party is due to meet on Thursday to agree on a new leader and prime minister to replace incoming president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu the frontrunner for the job.

Turkey denies reported `tomb for Iraq hostages` scheme

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:55

Under a treaty signed in the early 1920s, Turkey controls the Tomb of Suleyman Shah in northern Syria as a sovereign exclave and even has armed forces permanently stationed around the historic monument.

British PM Cameron resumes holiday after crisis meetings on beheading video

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:43

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday resumed his holiday in Cornwall, a day after he rushed back to London to chair emergency meetings in response to the beheading video of James Foley.

America`s foes crow over Ferguson shooting unrest

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:26

However the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager and subsequent crackdown on protesters in the Midwestern state of Missouri has America`s foes crowing about the flaws in the land of the free.

Reformist journalist freed on bail in Iran

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 15:21

An Iranian journalist who covered parliament for pro-reform media has been released on bail almost three months after being detained, her lawyer said on Thursday. 

Four killed in Israeli raid on Gaza City funeral: Medics

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 14:53

An Israeli air strike killed four Palestinians at a graveyard in Gaza City on Thursday, with medics saying they were attending a funeral. 

Rescuers comb through devastation of Japan landslide

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 14:42

Thousands of rescuers combed through the wreckage of homes engulfed by landslides in western Japan on Thursday in the slim hope of finding survivors, a day after a wall of mud claimed at least 39 lives.