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Berlin OKs Afghan mission increase
German lawmakers approve increased military presence in Afghanistan.

German lawmakers approve increased military presence in Afghanistan.

The United Nations (UN) says Burundi is on the brink of civil war amid continued violence in the country.

A military court in Egypt sentences 134 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi to prison.

The US has provided Arab forces in Syria with another supply of ammunition ahead of a push to recapture a strategic town from Daesh, a report says.

A gas blast at a coal mine in northern China has trapped at least 19 miners.

NATO plans to send air defense support to Turkey following Turkey's recent downing of a Russian bomber.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has reportedly used a personal email account for work-related business, a report says.

Russian President Putin says his country will not submit to any outside force dictating who should rule Syria.

Australia says it will continue surveillance flights over the South China Sea.

The UN chief says the reunification of Cyprus is “within reach.”

Israeli troops shoot dead a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus over alleged stabbing attempt.

At least 23 PKK militants are killed during Turkish military operations in the southeastern province of Sirnak.

Police and demonstrators protesting the housing of refugees clash in the Netherlands.

The US is seeking to contain Turkey's “geo-political ambitions” in some corners, says a journalist.

North Korea warns the the US of “unimaginable consequences” if it continues its “hostile” policies towards Pyongyang.

Tens of thousands of people stage large demonstrations across Brazil in support of President Rousseff.

Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah fighters and pro-Hadi forces have ended implementing a prisoner swap deal.

Iran’s FM Zarif says prerequisites set by foreign powers in their talks on Syria are only prolonging the conflict in the Arab country.