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Hizbullah chief calls for protests over Mohamed film
September 16, 2012
Hizbullah chief calls for protests over Mohamed film
BEIRUT — The head of Lebanon's Shia militant group Hezbollah on Sunday called for nationwide protests against a film mocking…
Choosy Omanis add to government’s unemployment headache
September 16, 2012
Choosy Omanis add to government’s unemployment headache
Rushing out of a bank door, Harith Mohsin smiled as he clutched a paper approving a US$50,000 state loan to…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander says its troops in Syria
September 16, 2012
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander says its troops in Syria
Members of Iran's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps are in Syria providing non-military assistance, and Iran may get involved militarily…
Anti-Putin protesters show their strength in Russia
September 16, 2012
Anti-Putin protesters show their strength in Russia
Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched though Moscow under streaming banners, flags and balloons on Saturday to demand an end…
Update: Violent protests in Tunisia, Sudan, Lebanon
September 14, 2012
Update: Violent protests in Tunisia, Sudan, Lebanon
At least five protesters were wounded when Tunisian police opened fire on Friday to quell an assault on the…
Clinton slams anti-Islam video as ‘disgusting’
September 13, 2012
Clinton slams anti-Islam video as ‘disgusting’
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday condemned an amateur anti-Islam film which has sparked violent Middle…
Pope to visit Mideast in shadow of Syrian civil war
September 13, 2012
Pope to visit Mideast in shadow of Syrian civil war
Pope Benedict makes a religiously delicate and potentially dangerous trip to Lebanon this weekend to appeal for peace and reconciliation…
Yemeni protesters storm US Embassy in Sanaa, witnesses say
September 13, 2012
Yemeni protesters storm US Embassy in Sanaa, witnesses say
Hundreds of Yemeni demonstrators stormed the US Embassy in Sanaa on Thursday in protest at a film they consider blasphemous…
Libya attack may have been planned, US officials say
September 12, 2012
Libya attack may have been planned, US officials say
WASHINGTON — The attack that killed the US ambassador and three other American diplomats in Benghazi, Libya, may have been planned…
Destitute North Korea accepts, then rejects, flood aid from South
September 12, 2012
Destitute North Korea accepts, then rejects, flood aid from South
SEOUL — Impoverished North Korea rejected South Korea's offer of emergency food and medicines to help recover from devastating summer…