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ISIS demanded ransom before killing journalist. US refused to pay
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Canadian MP quits over ‘excessively’ pro-Israeli stance of bloc leader
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UK arms factories ‘profiting’ from Palestinian bloodshed
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The Economist explains: The Christians of Iraq and Syria
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Catholic, Orthodox clerics in Irbil to support displaced Christians, minorities
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Hamas threatens to strike Tel Aviv, warns airliners against flying there
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Geagea denies suffering a heart attack, questions reasons behind the rumor
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Iran parliament impeaches minister in first clash with Rouhani
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U.N. airlifts aid into northern Iraq for desperate fleeing families
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Turkey assures Kurds that Erdogan will press ahead with the peace process