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Thai protesters step up campaign to oust government
November 26, 2013
Thai protesters step up campaign to oust government
Nearly 3,000 flag-waving anti-government protesters massed in front of Thailand's Interior Ministry on Tuesday, intensifying pressure on Prime Minister Yingluck…
U.S. says may pull out all troops as Afghan leader holds up deal
November 26, 2013
U.S. says may pull out all troops as Afghan leader holds up deal
Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has refused to sign a security deal with the United States, the White House said, opening…
Gunmen kill two Russian military instructors in Yemen: police
November 26, 2013
Gunmen kill two Russian military instructors in Yemen: police
Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead two Russian military instructors in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday, a Yemeni police source…
US says concerned with Egyptian law that restricts protests
November 26, 2013
US says concerned with Egyptian law that restricts protests
The United States on Monday expressed concern over a new law in Egypt that restricts demonstrations and said it agrees…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
November 25, 2013
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been quietly reining in their clerics on concerns that preachers could use their influence to…
Jeddah US consulate attacker sentenced to death, others jailed
November 25, 2013
Jeddah US consulate attacker sentenced to death, others jailed
A Saudi court has sentenced one man to death and another 19 to jail terms ranging from 18 months to…
Thai anti-government protesters occupy finance ministry
November 25, 2013
Thai anti-government protesters occupy finance ministry
Thai anti-government demonstrators on Monday stormed the finance ministry and threatened to seize more government buildings in a dramatic escalation…
Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, three killed
November 25, 2013
Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, three killed
Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least three people and…
Scores killed as rebels battle to break siege of Damascus suburbs
November 24, 2013
Scores killed as rebels battle to break siege of Damascus suburbs
A ferocious battle in the eastern suburbs of Damascus has killed more than 160 people in the past two days…
Israel PM says Iran deal ‘historic mistake’
November 24, 2013
Israel PM says Iran deal ‘historic mistake’
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday slammed a nuclear deal between Iran and world powers as a “historic mistake,”…