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French troops inch north in Mali as Islamists melt away
January 20, 2013
French troops inch north in Mali as Islamists melt away
NIONO, Mali - French troops in armored vehicles advanced on Sunday towards a central Malian town abandoned by Islamist rebels…
Palestinians gather at new West Bank protest camp
January 20, 2013
Palestinians gather at new West Bank protest camp
BEIT IKSA, Palestinian Territories — Some 200 Palestinians gathered on Saturday at a new encampment in a West Bank village,…
Assad’s mother in Dubai: Syrians
January 20, 2013
Assad’s mother in Dubai: Syrians
Anisa Makhluf, the mother of President Bashar al-Assad, has left the war-torn country and joined her daughter in Dubai, Syrian…
Syria opposition seeks deal on PM-in-exile
January 20, 2013
Syria opposition seeks deal on PM-in-exile
Syria's opposition umbrella group, which most Western and Arab powers opposed to the Damascus regime have recognized, met Sunday in…
Lebanese protest French delay in release of leftist militant
January 19, 2013
Lebanese protest French delay in release of leftist militant
TYRE, Lebanon –– More than 150 people protested outside the base of French peacekeeping forces in southern Lebanon on Saturday,…
Update: Algerian army stages ‘final assault’ on gas plant
January 19, 2013
Update: Algerian army stages ‘final assault’ on gas plant
The Algerian army on Saturday carried out a final assault on Al-Qaeda-linked gunmen holed up in a desert gas…
South Sudan starts army withdrawal from Sudan border
January 17, 2013
South Sudan starts army withdrawal from Sudan border
South Sudan has started withdrawing its army from the border with Sudan to set up a buffer zone between the…
Many dead at site of Algerian kidnapping
January 17, 2013
Many dead at site of Algerian kidnapping
Many people were killed when Algerian forces opened fire on a vehicle at a remote gas plant where gunmen were…
Firebrand cleric raises fear of soft coup in Pakistan
January 17, 2013
Firebrand cleric raises fear of soft coup in Pakistan
To Pakistan's ruling party, a firebrand cleric camped outside parliament with thousands of protesters is looking more and more like…
Massacre in Syria’s Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
January 17, 2013
Massacre in Syria’s Homs kills 106, monitoring group reports
More than 100 people including women and children were killed by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday…