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Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
World
February 27, 2012
Clinton: Arming Syria rebels could help Al-Qaeda
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Sunday warned against the US arming rebels in Syria because such a move could…
ICRC: Rescue of journalists from Syria’s Homs likely Monday
World
February 26, 2012
ICRC: Rescue of journalists from Syria’s Homs likely Monday
The evacuation of wounded journalists from the Syrian flashpoint city of Homs will most likely take place on Monday because…
Palestinian female prisoner in isolation on hunger strike, says lawyer
World
February 26, 2012
Palestinian female prisoner in isolation on hunger strike, says lawyer
A Palestinian woman freed in a prisoner swap with Israel but later re-arrested has gone on hunger strike, a Palestinian…
3 killed in suicide blast at church in Nigeria’s Jos
World
February 26, 2012
3 killed in suicide blast at church in Nigeria’s Jos
A suicide bomber drove an explosives packed car into a church inNigeria's volatile central city of Jos on Sunday and killed three people,
Armed Bedouins block Nuweiba road demanding relatives’ release
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Armed Bedouins block Nuweiba road demanding relatives’ release
Armed Bedouins from central Sinai blocked the Nuweiba road Sunday to demand the release of their detained relatives, a security…
Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city
World
February 25, 2012
Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny led thousands through the streets of Vladimir Putin's native city Saturday demonstrating against his likely…
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital
World
February 25, 2012
Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela, 93, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after doctors advised specialist medical attention for…
Red Cross make new rescue bid in Syria’s Homs
World
February 25, 2012
Red Cross make new rescue bid in Syria’s Homs
The Red Cross made a new attempt on Saturday to bring out people trapped in the besieged Syrian city Homs,…
EU opens door to ‘debt relief’ for North Africa
Business
February 23, 2012
EU opens door to ‘debt relief’ for North Africa
BRUSSELS — European governments have opened the way for a radical offer of "debt relief" for Arab North African and…
Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters
World
February 22, 2012
Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters
Shia Muslim dignitaries in predominantly Sunni Saudi Arabia denounced on Wednesday the use of violence by authorities in dealing with…