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EU says members should block Israel settlement funding
February 27, 2013
EU says members should block Israel settlement funding
The European Union has recommended its 27 member states "prevent" all financial transactions that support Israel's settlement activities in the…
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
February 27, 2013
Italy parties seek way out of election stalemate
Italy's stunned political parties searched for a way forward on Tuesday after an inconclusive election gave none of them a…
Big powers offer Iran some sanctions relief, await reply
February 26, 2013
Big powers offer Iran some sanctions relief, await reply
Major powers offered Iran limited sanctions relief in return for a halt to the most controversial part of its atomic…
Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks
February 25, 2013
Powers to offer Iran sanctions relief at nuclear talks
Major powers will offer Iran some sanctions relief during talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, this week if Tehran agrees to curb…
Israel says it successfully tests new missile defense
February 25, 2013
Israel says it successfully tests new missile defense
Israel carried out a successful first test on Monday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in…
Qatar cuts jail term for maverick poet to 15 years
February 25, 2013
Qatar cuts jail term for maverick poet to 15 years
A Qatari appeals court on Monday reduced to 15 years the prison sentence handed to a poet accused of incitement…
Palestinians warn about possible Obama visit to Al-Aqsa
February 24, 2013
Palestinians warn about possible Obama visit to Al-Aqsa
Palestinian political and religious leaders stressed Sunday that US President Barack Obama should not visit the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in…
French photographer dies after Syria shelling
February 24, 2013
French photographer dies after Syria shelling
French freelance photographer Olivier Voisin, who was seriously wounded in Syria Thursday, has died of his wounds after surgery in…
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners stage hunger strike
February 24, 2013
Thousands of Palestinian prisoners stage hunger strike
Some 3,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails were staging a one-day hunger strike Sunday in protest at the death of…
Pope, on last Sunday, says following God’s wishes
February 24, 2013
Pope, on last Sunday, says following God’s wishes
Pope Benedict, speaking in his last Sunday address before becoming the first pope in almost six centuries to step down,…