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Kerry meets China’s leaders to push them on North Korea
April 13, 2013
Kerry meets China’s leaders to push them on North Korea
BEIJING –– US Secretary of State John Kerry met China's top leaders on Saturday in a bid to persuade them…
Some 50,000 flee Sudan into Chad after Darfur clashes
April 12, 2013
Some 50,000 flee Sudan into Chad after Darfur clashes
Some 50,000 Sudanese have fled into southeastern Chad in the past week following fresh tribal conflict in the restive Darfur…
US tells North Korea new missile launch would be ‘huge mistake’
April 12, 2013
US tells North Korea new missile launch would be ‘huge mistake’
Secretary of State John Kerry warned North Korea on Friday it would be a "huge mistake" to launch a medium-range…
Israeli army shoots ‘physically disabled’ Palestinian
April 11, 2013
Israeli army shoots ‘physically disabled’ Palestinian
Israeli troops shot and wounded a physically disabled Palestinian man during an arrest operation in the southern West Bank city…
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
April 11, 2013
At least 45 die in shelling, executions in Syrian town: activists
At least 45 Syrians were killed, some in cold blood, when government troops stormed the contested town of Sanamein in…
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
April 11, 2013
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
Tunisia received US$28.8 million on Thursday in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by…
Palestinian PM poised to submit resignation
April 11, 2013
Palestinian PM poised to submit resignation
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is to present his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, a senior Palestinian official…
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
April 10, 2013
Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
QATIF, Saudi Arabia — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
China detains 10 for bird flu rumors, death toll at 9
April 10, 2013
China detains 10 for bird flu rumors, death toll at 9
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Chinese police detained at least 10 people for spreading rumors about the H7N9 bird flu virus, state media…
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
April 8, 2013
Suicide car bomber kills 15 in central Damascus
A suicide car bomb killed at least 15 people and wounded 53 in the main business district of Damascus on…