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Macedonia Busts Migrant Trafficking Ring
Police found some 160 migrants who were hidden in a house used as the gang's base during the raid in the village of Vaksince, near Macedonia's northern border with Serbia, on Saturday.
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Air strikes kill 15 in Yemen attacks: Houthi media
Saudi-led airstrikes killed 15 people and wounded dozens across Yemen late on June 20, the Houthi-run Saba news agency reported.
The dead included five women and two children in attacks on Saada and Marib provinces, the agency said.
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UN extends snarled Yemen peace talks as blasts kill dozens
The United Nations on June 17 extended stalled Yemen peace talks taking place in Geneva, with both the exiled government and the Iran-backed Yemeni rebels accusing each other of trying to sabotage the process.
Macedonia To Turn Blind Eye to Illegal Migrants
Macedonia is to allow migrants legal passage through the country, after encountring criticism for putting them at risk of being robbed, kidnapped or killed while hiding from the authorities.
The bill adopted by the government on Tuesday is expected to pass in parliament on Thursday.
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Top military leaders to testify in House on Middle East
Two of America's top military leaders will be asked to defend President Barack Obama's handling of the tinderbox of violence and struggle in the Middle East.
Yemen rebels arrive for Geneva peace talks after 24-hour delay
A Yemeni rebel delegation finally arrived in Geneva on June 16 for the second day of U.N.-backed peace talks after being stranded in Djibouti and accused Saudi Arabia of trying to torpedo the negotiations.
The absence of the Iran-backed rebels at the start of the high-stakes talks that were launched on June 15 by UN chief Ban Ki-moon had raised concerns.
Al-Qaeda confirms top commander killed in US strike
Al-Qaeda has confirmed that its second-in-command, the chief of its powerful Yemeni branch, was killed in a US drone strike, in the heaviest blow to the jihadist network since the death of Osama bin Laden.
Al-Qaeda in Yemen confirms leader killed in drone strike
Al-Qaeda in Yemen has confirmed the death of its leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi, number two in the global jihadist organisation, in a US drone strike, in a video statement posted online.
Al-Qaida in Yemen confirms death of leader in U.S. strike
Al-Qaida confirmed that powerful Yemeni leader Nasir al-Wuhayshi has been killed in a U.S. drone strike against the group. The death was confirmed via a video statement posted online early Tuesday. The message by al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula said that the leader “was killed in a U.S. drone attack that targeted him along with two other mujahedeen.”
UN's Ban urges two-week Yemen truce
The head of the United Nations opened peace talks on Yemen on June 15 with a call for a humanitarian ceasefire, saying the country was on the verge of a collapse that the Middle East could not withstand.
Ban Ki-moon said the truce, called to mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, should last for at least two weeks to allow life-saving supplies into the country.
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