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Thailand indicts 26 on terrorism, arms charges

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 19:11

Twenty-six people accused of plotting an attack in Thailand have been indicted by a military court on charges including weapon possession and conspiring to commit terrorism, their lawyer said.

Afghan Sikh stowaways: Two truck drivers charged in UK

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 18:06

Two truck drivers have been charged with human smuggling after 35 Afghan Sikh stowaways, one of them dead, were found in a shipping container at a dockyard in Britain.

Yemen government offers to resign within a month to end Houthi protests: Source

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:27

Yemen`s government offered on Saturday to resign within a month and to review an unpopular decision to cut fuel subsidies in an attempt to end protests by the Shi`ite Houthi movement, as per a government source.

Suicide bomber attacks Baghdad intelligence headquarters, 8 dead

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:23

A suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into an intelligence headquarters in Baghdad on Saturday, killing at least eight people, police and medical sources said.

Syria jihadists post video of kidnapped Lebanese police

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:19

The jihadist Al-Nusra Front has posted a video showing kidnapped Lebanese security personnel calling on the Hezbollah movement to withdraw its fighters from Syria.

Egypt to invite delegates to resume Gaza truce talk: Abbas

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:16

Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for Gaza, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced on Saturday.

Protest against Fiji leader in Australia

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 16:15

Fiji coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama`s campaign rally in Sydney was met by a protest on Saturday, as the military strongman prepares for the Pacific state`s first election in eight years.

Iraq works to ease tensions after mosque attack kills 70

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:44

Iraqi officials worked Saturday to calm soaring tensions after the killing of 70 people at a Sunni mosque, as Washington branded the beheading of an American journalist a "terrorist attack."

Palestinian president calls for swift resumption of Gaza peace talks

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:41

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for a swift resumption of the Cairo-mediated talks between Israel and the Palestinians that failed last week to put an end to the Gaza crisis.

Hamas signs Palestinian application for ICC membership

Last Updated: Saturday, August 23, 2014, 15:18

Hamas has signed a proposal for the Palestinians to apply to join the International Criminal Court at which legal action could be taken against Israel, a senior official of the Islamist movement said Saturday.