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WASHINGTON—The State Department is warning Americans of a terrorist threat to Western targets in Azerbaijan and urging U.S. citizens to be vigilant in the oil-rich former Soviet republic on the Caspian Sea. In a security […] […]

THE HAGUE, Netherlands—The Dutch government froze official contacts with Iran on Saturday to protest the hanging of a Dutch-Iranian woman, the Foreign Ministry said. Iranian Ambassador Gharib Abadi was informed of the sanctions after he […] […]

TEN people died when a regional passenger train collided with a goods train in eastern Germany. Up to 20 other people were seriously injured in the accident which happened at Hordorf near Oschersleben, in Saxony-Anhalt, […] […]

CAIRO—In this chaotic, lawless city, respectful silence returns when they take out the dead. Protesters laying siege to the hated Ministry of the Interior fell quiet Saturday when two soldiers appeared in the no man’s […] […]

THREE teenagers are among five males arrested on suspicion of carrying out cyber attacks on the websites of companies that have refused to do business with WikiLeaks. The five, aged 15, 16, 19, 20 and […] […]

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering from a collapsed lung and could be released from hospital tomorrow, according to reports. Mandela, 92, was admitted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg yesterday for what his […] […]

Police say they have discovered a second explosive device planted along a busy Belfast road, part of a bomb alert which has forced dozens of families from the area and highlighted the staying power of […] […]

About a half-hour past midnight Friday morning in Egypt, the internet went dead. Almost simultaneously, the handful of companies that pipe the internet into and out of Egypt went dark as protesters were gearing up […] […]

A Ugandan gay rights activist whose name and picture were published in a homophobic tabloid has been murdered at his home, sparking international concern. David Kato, 43, was killed on Wednesday with initial investigations showing […] […]

THE world’s Muslim population will grow twice as fast as the non-Muslim population in the next 20 years, when Muslims are expected to make up more than a quarter of the global population, a study […] […]