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Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
June 16, 2013
Analysis: Iran moderate’s poll triumph is mandate for change
Iranian voters weary of years of economic isolation and tightening political restrictions threw down a blunt demand for change on…
Car bombs, shootings kill 27 across Iraq
June 16, 2013
Car bombs, shootings kill 27 across Iraq
At least 27 people died in attacks targeting mainly Shia Muslims across Iraq on Sunday, police and medics said, intensifying fears of…
Rohani on course for outright Iran election win
June 15, 2013
Rohani on course for outright Iran election win
Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani took a solid lead over conservative rivals on Saturday in preliminary vote counting in Iran's presidential…
Iran’s Khamenei urges large election turnout, takes swipe at US
June 14, 2013
Iran’s Khamenei urges large election turnout, takes swipe at US
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for a large turnout in presidential elections on Friday, and said he did…
Israel presses ahead with settlement expansion plans
June 13, 2013
Israel presses ahead with settlement expansion plans
Israel is pressing on with plans for more than 1,000 new homes in 2 West Bank settlements, officials said on…
Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s “psychological warfare” on dam
June 13, 2013
Ethiopia dismisses Egypt’s “psychological warfare” on dam
Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian talk of military action against a giant dam it is building on the Nile as "psychological warfare,"…
UN: Syria death toll more than 93,000
June 13, 2013
UN: Syria death toll more than 93,000
More than 93,000 people, including over 6,500 children, have been killed in Syria's civil war, which has grown increasingly deadly…
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
June 12, 2013
Saudi smashes ‘sinful’ horse statues on cleric’s orders
RIYADH- Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia has smashed sculptures of horses erected on a roundabout in the southwest after the kingdom's top…
Jordanian dies after setting himself ablaze
June 12, 2013
Jordanian dies after setting himself ablaze
AMMAN- A young Jordanian man died in hospital on Wednesday after setting himself on fire outside the ministry of social…
Greece promises to relaunch state TV as protests mount
June 12, 2013
Greece promises to relaunch state TV as protests mount
Greece's government promised on Wednesday to relaunch a slimmed-down state broadcaster ERT in a matter of weeks after a firestorm…