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A Palestinian inspects a house which police said was damaged in an Israeli air strike that destroyed a neighboring house in Deir El-Balah in the central Gaza Strip July 14, 2014 (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Israel says shoots down Gaza drone as calls for truce mount

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East

Gaza and Jerusalem, Reuters—Israel said it shot down a drone from Gaza a week into its offensive on Monday, the first reported deployment of an unmanned aircraft by Palestinian militants whose rocket attacks have been regularly intercepted. Hamas, the Islamist group...

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The wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship lays off Giglio Island on June 26, 2014. (AFP Photo/Filippo Monteforte)

Operation begins to refloat wrecked Costa Concordia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | World

Giglio, Reuters—Technicians on Monday began a complex operation to refloat and tow away the wreck of the Costa Concordia, two and a half years after the luxury liner capsized off the Italian coast, killing 32 people. The rusty hulk of the once-gleaming white 317-yard...

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Germany’s Philipp Lahm holds up the World Cup trophy as the team celebrates their 1–0 victory over Argentina after the World Cup final soccer match between Germany and Argentina at the Estádio Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 13, 2014. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Jubilant Germany become world champions again

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 14, 2014 | Sports

Rio De Janeiro, Reuters—Germany are champions of the world again after snatching victory against Argentina in the soccer showpiece with a superb extra-time goal from baby-faced Mario Götze to lift the trophy for the first time since 1990. Hatched from the agony of...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry arrives at the Coburg Palais in Vienna, on July 13, 2014, for talks with foreign ministers from the six powers negotiating with Tehran on its nuclear program (AFP PHOTO/JOE KLAMAR)

Kerry, EU foreign ministers in Vienna for Iran nuclear talks

by Behrouz Saeidi | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Vienna on Sunday in a bid to revitalize international talks between world powers and Iran over the latter’s nuclear program, ahead of a looming deadline for a final settlement. Analysts say both sides...

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Residents relax at a cafe in the touristic Ghabat district in the city of Mosul, Iraq. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Mosul: One Month On

by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 14, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—One month after the fall of Iraq’s second-largest city to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and its allies, inhabitants of Mosul say the militants have a limited presence in the city and may be preparing to pull out of the area. Civil...