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Turkey strikes targets inside Syria after mortar attack
October 3, 2012
Turkey strikes targets inside Syria after mortar attack
Turkey's military struck targets inside Syria on Wednesday in response to a mortar bomb fired from Syrian territory which killed…
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
October 3, 2012
Q&A with Yasser al-Najjar, member of the Free Syrian Army
Yasser al-Najjar is a member of the Syrian National Council, and also part of the Free Syrian Army. When he…
Clashes in Iran as police raid money changers
October 3, 2012
Clashes in Iran as police raid money changers
TEHRAN — A protest and scuffles with police occurred in central Tehran on Wednesday in the first sign of public…
US had early indications Libya attack tied to organized militants
October 3, 2012
US had early indications Libya attack tied to organized militants
Within hours of last month's attacks on US diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama's administration received about…
Bombs hit Syrian government in Aleppo, many casualties
October 3, 2012
Bombs hit Syrian government in Aleppo, many casualties
Three bombs exploded on a main square in a government-controlled central district of Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday and…
US film protests bring boom for Pakistan flag makers
October 3, 2012
US film protests bring boom for Pakistan flag makers
As Pakistan's mullahs railed against a US-made anti-Islam film, Naveed Haider's print works went into overdrive, running off hundreds of…
Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in
October 2, 2012
Somali militants hit Kismayo as African troops move in
African Union troops and tanks occupied Al-Shabab's former stronghold of Kismayo on Tuesday, but the Somali Islamist militants gave notice…
Bahraini protester ‘dies of illness in custody’
October 2, 2012
Bahraini protester ‘dies of illness in custody’
A young Bahraini jailed for taking part in anti-government protests last year died in custody on Tuesday after being taken…
At least 31,000 killed in Syria conflict, activists say
October 2, 2012
At least 31,000 killed in Syria conflict, activists say
Violence across Syria has killed at least 31,022 people, most of them civilians, since the outbreak of an anti-regime revolt…
Georgian opposition on course for election win
October 2, 2012
Georgian opposition on course for election win
TBILISI — Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili said on Tuesday he was confident of becoming prime minister of the former Soviet republic…