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Iranian support seen crucial for Yemen's Houthis

A Shi'ite Houthi mans a weapon on the back of a patrol truck, as Ansar al-Sharia flags are seen in the background, along a road in Almnash, the main stronghold of Ansar al-Sharia, in Rada, November 22, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

By Yara Bayoumy and Mohammed Ghobari

15/12/2014

SANAA (Reuters) - Iran has supplied weapons, money and training to the Shi'ite Houthi militia that seized Yemen's capital in September, as Tehran steps up its regional power struggle with Saudi Arabia, Yemeni and Iranian officials say.

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Islamist group criticizes Egypt over arrest warrant for cleric

Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi (in the middle) attends the opening ceremony of the 15th General Conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman, September 27, 2010. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed

15/12/2014

DOHA (Reuters) - A group of Islamist scholars criticized Egypt on Monday for seeking an Interpol arrest warrant for their leader, a Qatar-based cleric whose outspoken support for the Muslim Brotherhood contributed to a diplomatic rift between Gulf Arab states.

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Hundreds feared missing after boat sinks in Lake Tanganyika

15/12/2014

DAKAR (Reuters) - More than two hundred people were feared missing after a boat sank in Democratic Republic of Congo's waters on Lake Tanganyika on Thursday night, a senior Tanzanian official said on Sunday.

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Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fighting

People walk past damaged buildings in Aleppo's Bab al-Hadeed district, December 10, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Mahmoud Hebbo

15/12/2014

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's army seized an area north of Aleppo on Sunday and killed insurgents as fierce battles raged over the strategic territory, a group monitoring the war and state media reported.

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Hostage taking in Sydney cafe sparks fears of Islamist-linked attack

A hostage runs towards a police officer outside Lindt cafe, where other hostages are being held, in Martin Place in central Sydney, December 15, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Jason Reed

By Matt Siegel and Jane Wardell

15/12/2014

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police locked down the center of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.

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Hong Kong police clear last pro-democracy protest sites

Police officers walk across obstacles during a clearance at the last "Occupy" protest site blocking a main road at Causeway Bay shopping district in Hong Kong, December 15, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

By Donny Kwok

15/12/2014

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong authorities arrested several pro-democracy activists on Monday as they cleared the last of three protest sites, marking the closure of demonstration camps in the city that have blocked streets for more than two months.

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Around 1,300 killed in Ukraine since ceasefire: U.N.

A pro-Russian-separatist patrols the street in front of Russian humanitarian trucks in Makiivka (Makeyevka) in Donetsk region, December 12, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

15/12/2014

KIEV (Reuters) - Around 1,300 people have been killed in Ukraine's separatist conflict since a September ceasefire, according to a U.N. report that said many living in the country's rebel-held east were struggling to survive.

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Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown: think tank

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the inauguration of World Diamond Conference in New Delhi, December 11, 2014. PHOTO BY REUTERS/Ahmad Masood

15/12/2014

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Russian arms makers' sales soared 20 percent in 2013, bucking a slowdown in other countries' industries, largely thanks to a Kremlin push to modernize its military, the SIPRI think tank said on Monday.

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Syria's al Qaeda takes base next to major highway

15/12/2014

BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian branch of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, said on Monday it had taken control of a base next to the country's main north-south highway.

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About 300 Chinese said fighting alongside Islamic State in Middle East

15/12/2014

BEIJING (Reuters) - About 300 Chinese people are fighting alongside the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, a Chinese state-run newspaper said on Monday, a rare tally that is likely to fuel worry in China that militants pose a threat to security.

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