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Report: CIA, Israel plotted senior Hezbollah commander’s killing

Report: CIA, Israel plotted senior Hezbollah commander’s killing

The CIA and Israel's spy agency Mossad were behind an elaborate plot to kill Hezbollah commander Imad Mughniyeh in a…
Yemen Shiite militia holds widely boycotted meeting on crisis

Yemen Shiite militia holds widely boycotted meeting on crisis

Yemen's Shiite militia and ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh's party held a meeting boycotted by others parties Friday to discuss ending…
Netanyahu denies wife pocketed from returned bottles

Netanyahu denies wife pocketed from returned bottles

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday dismissed as "false" reports that his wife Sara had pocketed at least $1,000…
Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq

Islamic State attacks Kurdish outposts across Iraq

 Islamic State militants struck at Kurdish forces southwest of the Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, while bombs in Kirkuk,…
African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram

African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram

The African Union called Friday for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Nigeria's…
US economy grew 2.6% in Q4, slower than expected

US economy grew 2.6% in Q4, slower than expected

US economic growth slowed to 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter last year, as imports surged, and government spending, especially…
Saudi postpones flogging of blogger Badawi for third week

Saudi postpones flogging of blogger Badawi for third week

Saudi Arabia postponed Friday for a third week in a row the flogging of a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes…
Greece says will not cooperate with troika or seek aid extension

Greece says will not cooperate with troika or seek aid extension

Greece's government will not cooperate with the EU and IMF mission bankrolling the country and will not seek an extension…
Israel to build 430 new West Bank settler homes: NGO

Israel to build 430 new West Bank settler homes: NGO

The Israeli government on Friday published tenders to build 430 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the head…
Security sources: Bombs in central Baghdad kill 12

Security sources: Bombs in central Baghdad kill 12

At least 12 civilians were killed on Friday morning when two bombs exploded in central Baghdad, security sources said.An initial…
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