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Coalition Strikes on Yemen Detention Center Kill 60

Saudi-led coalition air strikes on rebel-held security buildings in western Yemen have killed at least 60 people, many of them inmates buried under the rubble of their detention center.

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Car Ramming in West Bank, Palestinian Attacker Killed

A car ramming in the occupied West Bank on Sunday lightly wounded three Israeli police officers, and the Palestinian attacker was shot dead, Israeli police said.

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Casualty Toll from Egypt Floods Rises to 22 Dead, 72 Hurt

At least 22 people were killed and 72 injured in flooding caused by torrential rains in Egypt, authorities said on Sunday, updating an earlier toll of 18 dead.

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Four Egyptian Soldiers Killed in Sinai Operations

Four Egyptian soldiers have been killed in the Sinai Peninsula, where the local branch of the Islamic State group regularly attacks security forces, the army said on Sunday.

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Anti-Graft Activist among 4 Dead in Libya Blast

A prominent anti-corruption activist was one of four people killed in an explosion in Libya's second city of Benghazi, in the east of the strife-torn country, officials said Sunday.

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Dozens Dead as Rebels Fight to Break Aleppo Siege

Syria's regime and rebels were locked in fierce fighting Sunday on Aleppo's western edges, where 41 civilians have been killed in an opposition offensive to break a devastating government siege.

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U.N. Envoy 'Appalled' by Deadly Rebel Fire in Aleppo

U.N. peace envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura on Sunday strongly condemned deadly rocket attacks by rebels targeting civilian areas in western Aleppo.

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Syria State Media Says Rebels Fired Toxic Gas in Aleppo

Syrian state media said Sunday that rebels had fired shells containing toxic gas into government-held parts of Aleppo, leaving dozens of people including civilians in need of treatment.

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Dubai Detains Iraqi Lawmaker over Check

Authorities in Dubai have detained Iraqi lawmaker Mohamed al-Tai after a complaint was issued against him over a check, the public prosecutor announced late Saturday.

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Iraq Militiamen Say Gaining Ground in Bid to Cut Off Mosul

Iraqi paramilitary forces said they had captured several villages southwest of Mosul from the Islamic State group on Sunday, the second day of an operation to cut the jihadists' supply lines.

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