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Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border

Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Thousands of people have fled to the Turkish border from the last big opposition stronghold in northwestern…
Europeans to toughen up Iran stance but shy away from sanctions: diplomats

Europeans to toughen up Iran stance but shy away from sanctions: diplomats

PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — European parties to the Iran nuclear deal are likely to trigger a dispute resolution process in January…
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse

Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse

TOKYO (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday…
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline

Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline

CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan force fighting to capture the country’s capital from the U.N.-supported government based in Tripoli on…
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most

Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most

BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes

At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post

Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post

BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike

Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands

Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…
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