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Details: Written by Aron Heller, Najib Jobain, Associated Press; Published: 10 July 2014

Secretary of State John Kerry says this is a dangerous moment for the Mideast

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Details: Written by Josef Federman, Najib Jobain, Associated Press; Published: 09 July 2014

Tensions have risen after the murders of three Israeli youths and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teen

Details: Written by Haruna Umar, Michelle Faul, Associated Press; Published: 25 June 2014

Toddlers as young as three were snatched from villages over the weekend

Details: Written by Greg Keller, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press; Published: 06 June 2014

President Obama and other world leaders stand with survivors of D-Day in Normandy

Details: Written by Haruna Umar, Associated Press; Published: 04 June 2014

No sign of progress in Nigeria's efforts to stop Boko Haram terror and find kidnapped girls

Details: Written by Nedra Pickler, Associated Press; Published: 03 June 2014

Obama unveils $1 Billion to send more military equipment and American troops to Europe

Details: Written by Biswajeet Banerjee, Associated Press; Published: 30 May 2014

Villagers protested by refusing to let officials remove murdered girls bodies

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 30 May 2014

A pregnant woman was killed by her family outside a courthouse

Details: Written by The Associated Press; Published: 22 May 2014

Predator drone will search Nigerian border with Chad and Cameroon for signs of girls

Details: Written by John Heilprin, Associated Press; Published: 20 May 2014

Forced labor produces illegal profits of $150 billion a year, with two-thirds from sexual expoloitation

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