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KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – An Afghan official says that one policeman was killed and three were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in central Uruzgan province. The province’s deputy police chief, Mohammad Aslam Kochia, says the bomb exploded when the police vehicle drove over it in Tarin Kot, the …

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar’s top diplomat is denying an Israeli claim that the Gulf nation will expel a leader of the Hamas militant group. Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah dismissed as “just rumors” suggestions Hamas political bureau head Khaled Mashaal is leaving his country for Turkey. He was …

LONDON – Following a year that’s seen the conflict in Ukraine and the rise of the Islamic State, geopolitical issues are considered to be the biggest threat to global stability over the coming decade, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum. In its 2015 Global Risks Report, published …