Fatah Condemns U.S. Senators

At a meeting of the PLO Executive Committee, led by PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas, the PLO condemned the US Senators of the Committee on Foreign Relations for their vote in favor of the Taylor Force Act, which calls to cut all funding to the PA if it continues paying salaries to terrorists and allowances to families of so-called Martyrs.

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Kidnapped Pastor in Nigeria Released from Five Days of Captivity

Suspecting corrupt police and accusing the Nigerian government of failing to contain a rash of kidnappings, Christian leaders announced that a pastor abducted last week was freed on Wednesday (Aug. 9).

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Christian Rights Activists in Vietnam Charged with Serious ‘Crimes’

After 19 long months of investigative detention following his Dec. 16, 2015 arrest, renowned human rights attorney Nguyen Van Dai was finally charged with a crime on July 30.

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Satellite Photos Show North Korea Preparing for Submarine Missile Launch

Recent satellite images appear to show activity at one of North Korea’s submarine bases.

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At least 18 dead after gunmen attack restaurant in Burkina Faso: official

Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years.

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Strong earthquake strikes off Indonesian island of Sumatra

A strong earthquake struck Sunday off the coast of southern Sumatra in Indonesia, causing panic as it was felt several hundred miles (kilometers) away in Singapore.

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