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Israel police raid Al-Aqsa Mosque, clash with Palestinians

JERUSALEM, Oct 13 (agencies): Israeli police clashed with young Palestinian protesters Monday demonstrating against Jews visiting the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, a spokeswoman said. The clash after morning prayers came as demonstrators protested over Orthodox Jews going to the esplanade, which is holy to both Islam...

Hundreds tear down protest barriers in HK

HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters): Hundreds of people, some wearing surgical masks and armed with crowbars and cutting tools, tore down protest barriers in the heart of Hong Kong's business district Monday, scuffling with protesters who have occupied the streets for two weeks. Angry taxi drivers opposed to the protests,...

Nationalists ahead as Bosnia presidency votes counted

SARAJEVO, Oct 13 (AFP): Nationalist candidates appeared headed for victory Monday in Bosnia's three-way presidency, threatening new political instability in a country that still bears the scars of inter-ethnic war. Partial results showed the head of the Muslim SDA party, Bakir Izetbegovic, was set to win his second term as...

Cyclone in India kills 8 as typhoon hits Japan

HYDERABAD, Oct 13 (AP): A powerful cyclone that slammed into India's eastern seaboard weakened as it moved inland Monday, leaving at least eight dead in its wake. Rescue workers readied helicopters, aircraft and ships to carry out relief operations once daylight made clear the extent of damage. In another storm...

Karachi tunnel jailbreak bid foiled

KARACHI, Oct 13 (AFP): Pakistani officials said Monday they had thwarted an Islamist group's bid to tunnel into Karachi's main prison and stage a jailbreak that could have freed 100 dangerous militants. The government paramilitary Rangers raided a house where members of a militant group were trying to tunnel into...

Kurds engage in fierce clashes with IS in Kobane

MURSITPINAR, Oct 13 (AFP): Kurdish fighters engaged in fierce clashes with jihadists on the Turkish border near Kobane on Monday, as Ankara denied allowing Washington to use its bases against the Islamic State group. US officials had earlier said Turkey would also host training for "moderate" Syrian rebels, in the...

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30 killed in road accident in southern Egypt CAIRO, Oct 13: A senior Egyptian security official says 30 people were killed and 15 injured when three minibuses collided on a road in the southern province of Aswan. Aswan's provincial police chief, Mohammed Mustafa, said the accident took place Monday on...