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Venezuela jet crashes on Colombia border
Venezuelan military plane crashes near the frontier with Colombia amid an ongoing border dispute between the two countries.

Venezuelan military plane crashes near the frontier with Colombia amid an ongoing border dispute between the two countries.

The Croatian government says it cannot cope with the thousands of refugees streaming into the East European country.

The US and Russia have renewed high-level military contacts to discuss mechanisms to avoid accidental clashes between their forces, the Pentagon says.

Burkina Faso’s coup leaders release interim President Michel Kafando two days day after detaining him.

China calls on Japan to act with caution in the military and security fields, amid the introduction of controversial bills by Tokyo.

The British Parliament has come under increasing fire over its decision to skip a debate on a petition calling for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Protesters stage mass rallies across occupied Palestinian lands to condemn the recent Israeli acts of aggression against al-Aqsa Mosque.

Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama in 2009 was a “mistake,” says the former secretary of the committee that awards the prize.

Russia says it is ready to consider any request from Syria for sending troops to the violence-stricken Arab state.

Americans attend a public prayer ceremony honoring a Muslim student recently arrested by police in Texas for bringing his homemade clock to school.

An Iranian cleric says Israel’s crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories are shortening the regime’s life.

Officials in Turkey say the body of another drowned Syrian child has been washed up in the country’s western province of Izmir.

Germany’s Volkswagen is grooming its Skoda brand for the Iranian market of 80 million people who bought 1.1 million cars last year.

The death toll from the massive explosion of an oil tanker in South Sudan increases to 182.

Nine American police officers have violently arrested an unarmed black teenager in California for jaywalking.

Iran’s crude oil in offshore floating storage is less than 10 million barrels, a senior energy official says, dismissing foreign media estimates of higher volumes as “psychological warfare”.

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has cautioned British Prime Minister David Cameron not to ignore the voice of Scottish people.

Tehran underlines Riyadh’s responsibility regarding the Mecca crane crash that killed over 100 pilgrims, including Iranians.