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Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack
September 12, 2012
Somali president, Kenyan FM escape bomb attack
MOGADISHU — Somalia's president survived an assassination bid Wednesday, just two days into his new job, when bomb blasts claimed…
In the name of the Lord: The politics of blasphemy in Pakistan
September 12, 2012
In the name of the Lord: The politics of blasphemy in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan — A young girl dressed in a green T-shirt and brown pants stepped out of the armed military…
Yemen’s president replaces security chiefs after Sanaa attack
September 12, 2012
Yemen’s president replaces security chiefs after Sanaa attack
Yemen's president replaced security officials and some ministers late on Tuesday, state media reported, in an apparent move to reduce…
Fires engulf Pakistani factories killing 125 workers
September 12, 2012
Fires engulf Pakistani factories killing 125 workers
KARACHI — At least 125 people burnt to death as fires swept through two factories in Pakistan, one in the…
US ambassador to Libya, three staff killed in rocket attack
September 12, 2012
US ambassador to Libya, three staff killed in rocket attack
The US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on Tuesday night that…
Lebanese army frees four Syrian hostages
September 11, 2012
Lebanese army frees four Syrian hostages
BEIRUT— Lebanese security forces freed four Syrian hostages on Tuesday in a raid on a powerful Shia Muslim clan, which…
China sends ships to islands purchased by Japan
September 11, 2012
China sends ships to islands purchased by Japan
China has dispatched two patrol ships to "assert its sovereignty" over islands at the centre of a row with…
Update: Somali lawmakers elect Mohamud as next president
September 11, 2012
Update: Somali lawmakers elect Mohamud as next president
Somalia's lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Monday for Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country's next president, with the streets of the…
Yemen defense ministry: Army kills AQAP second man
September 10, 2012
Yemen defense ministry: Army kills AQAP second man
SANAA — Yemeni troops killed the second in command of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, regarded by Washington as the…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
September 10, 2012
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…