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Syrian rebels seek new leverage with abductions
August 15, 2012
Syrian rebels seek new leverage with abductions
BEIRUT — With gunmen standing in the background, a Syrian rebel video purported Tuesday to show their latest captive: a…
Possible war with Iran could be month-long affair, says Israel minister
August 15, 2012
Possible war with Iran could be month-long affair, says Israel minister
JERUSALEM — War with Iran would probably turn into a month-long conflict on various fronts with missile strikes on Israeli…
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
August 15, 2012
Grenades at east Afghan mosque wound 9
KABUL — Two grenades exploded inside a mosque compound during morning prayers in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, wounding at least…
Syrian TV: Blast near Damascus hotel used by UN
August 15, 2012
Syrian TV: Blast near Damascus hotel used by UN
DAMASCUS — Syrian state-run TV says a bomb has exploded near a fuel truck outside a hotel where UN observers…
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
August 14, 2012
Bahrain court postpones verdict on opposition figures
Bahrain's appeals court postponed on Tuesday its verdict in the case of 13 leading opposition figures facing jail sentences over…
Assad controls ‘no more than 30%’ of Syria, says ex-PM
August 14, 2012
Assad controls ‘no more than 30%’ of Syria, says ex-PM
Syria’s prime minister who defected to the opposition said Tuesday that Bashar Assad’s regime was near collapse and urged other…
World Muslim leaders mull suspending Syria
August 14, 2012
World Muslim leaders mull suspending Syria
Muslim leaders were on Tuesday to mull proposals to suspend war-hit Syria from the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC),…
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
August 14, 2012
North Mali residents ready to resist Islamist groups
Residents of Gao, one of the three main towns in northern Mali occupied by armed Islamists since late March,…
Tunisia’s new constitution ‘not ready’ before April 2013
August 13, 2012
Tunisia’s new constitution ‘not ready’ before April 2013
Tunisia's new constitution will not be adopted by parliament until April 2013, six months later than planned, Habib Khedher, who…