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Will Libya disband its Supreme Security Committee?
January 7, 2013
Will Libya disband its Supreme Security Committee?
With the Libyan government still incapable of ensuring national security, the question of when it will disband the Interior Ministry’s…
Chinese protest outside newspaper gates in rare censorship demo
January 7, 2013
Chinese protest outside newspaper gates in rare censorship demo
Scores of supporters of one of China's most liberal newspapers demonstrated outside its headquarters on Monday in a rare protest…
Bahrain court upholds jail for 13 opposition leaders
January 7, 2013
Bahrain court upholds jail for 13 opposition leaders
Bahrain's highest appeals court on Monday upheld jail terms against 13 prominent activists, seven of whom are facing life in…
Netanyahu tries to hold back far-right surge before Israel votes
January 6, 2013
Netanyahu tries to hold back far-right surge before Israel votes
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scrambled Sunday to hold back an opinion-poll surge by a far-right party, appealing in…
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
January 6, 2013
Indian rape victim’s father says he wants her named
NEW DELHI — The father of an Indian student whose brutal rape provoked a global outcry said he wanted her name…
Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter
January 6, 2013
Kuwaiti gets two years for insulting emir on Twitter
KUWAIT — A Kuwaiti court sentenced a man to two years in prison for insulting the country's ruler on Twitter,…
Head of Libya’s parliament survives assassination attempt
January 6, 2013
Head of Libya’s parliament survives assassination attempt
TRIPOLI — The head of Libya's parliament survived an assassination attempt unharmed at his home in the remote desert interior…
Syria’s Assad calls for mobilization in first speech for months
January 6, 2013
Syria’s Assad calls for mobilization in first speech for months
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made his first public appearance in months on Sunday, calling for a "full national mobilization" to…
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
January 5, 2013
Pakistani girl shot by Taliban leaves British hospital
LONDON –– A Pakistani girl shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating girls' education has been discharged from…
Damascus blames ‘terrorists’ for petrol station blast
January 4, 2013
Damascus blames ‘terrorists’ for petrol station blast
Syria on Friday said a car bomb at a crowded petrol station in Damascus on Thursday night was set off…