Israeli Arkia passenger flight loses contact over Hungary, NATO scrambles fighter jets
An Israeli aircraft was safely escorted through Hungarian airspace by NATO jets before continuing toward Austria.
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Thai police arrest two Israeli citizens on suspicion of business and real estate crimes
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US-Iran deal to include dismantling of Iranian nuclear program, US official says
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Two Ebola-related deaths confirmed in eastern Congo displacement camp - UN refugee agency
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Myanmar detains US businessman who wrote about military coup, sources say
Adam Castillo, a former head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar who is based in Yangon where he runs a security firm, was stopped at an airport after traveling to the country.
