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Iran imposes currency cap to combat rial’s plunge
October 6, 2012
Iran imposes currency cap to combat rial’s plunge
TEHRAN — Iran on Saturday sought to reverse a collapse of its currency by imposing a fixed dollar rate, days…
Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike
October 6, 2012
Bahrain Shiite activist Rajab on hunger strike
Bahraini Shiite rights activist Nabeel Rajab has gone on hunger strike, a local rights group said Saturday, just two days…
Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
October 6, 2012
Radical cleric Abu Hamza to arrive in US after extradition
Radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza and four other terror suspects were on their way from Britain to the United States…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
October 5, 2012
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
US gunman shot dead after killing one in Israeli resort
October 5, 2012
US gunman shot dead after killing one in Israeli resort
JERUSALEM — A US national opened fire at a hotel in the southern Israeli resort town of Eilat on the…
South African mine unrest spreads, Toyota hit by strike
October 4, 2012
South African mine unrest spreads, Toyota hit by strike
Toyota Motor Corp said it had been forced to shut its South African car factory for four days because of…
Turkey steps up Syria strikes, says will defend borders
October 4, 2012
Turkey steps up Syria strikes, says will defend borders
Turkey stepped up retaliatory artillery strikes on a Syrian border town on Thursday, killing several Syrian soldiers, while its parliament…
Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls new polls
October 4, 2012
Jordan king dissolves parliament, calls new polls
Jordan's King Abdullah II dissolved parliament and called early elections on Thursday, the royal palace announced on the eve of…
Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall
October 4, 2012
Inside Aleppo: A glimpse of those fighting for Assad’s fall
Walking into Syria after an inconspicuous crossing, I met a smiling Abu Tamim waiting past the border. On the way…
Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army
October 4, 2012
Inside Aleppo: Four soldiers of the Free Syrian Army
It takes all sorts to make a revolution, even just to win a war. The four fighters of the Free…