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UN: 25,000 displaced by unrest in Sudan’s Darfur
August 10, 2012
UN: 25,000 displaced by unrest in Sudan’s Darfur
The United Nations said Friday that 25,000 people have been displaced in Sudan's Darfur region after unrest that began 10…
Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
August 10, 2012
Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
TRIPOLI — Libya's national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohamed al-Magariaf as its president as the North African country's newly…
Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide gives a new meaning to the battle
August 9, 2012
Tunisia’s Islamist-secular divide gives a new meaning to the battle
TUNIS - Right in the heart of Tunis, a dozen of bearded men, some dressed in robes, others in tunics,…
Drums of war in northern Mali
August 9, 2012
Drums of war in northern Mali
As Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist groups consolidate control in northern Mali, various communities are responding differently to life under occupation, with local…
Libya’s transitional rulers hand over power
August 9, 2012
Libya’s transitional rulers hand over power
TRIPOLI — In a ceremony late Wednesday, Libya's first elected assembly took over power from the transitional council that has…
Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey
August 9, 2012
Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey
ISTANBUL — Suspected Kurdish militants attacked a Turkish military bus on its way to a naval base in the western…
Palestinian PM raps Israeli plan to evict West Bank shepherds
August 8, 2012
Palestinian PM raps Israeli plan to evict West Bank shepherds
AL-MUFAQARA, West Bank — An Israeli plan to evict 12 shepherd communities in the occupied West Bank to make…
Israel stops Palestinians from suing, activists say
August 8, 2012
Israel stops Palestinians from suing, activists say
JERUSALEM — Human rights lawyers say Israel's Justice Ministry is making it tough for Palestinians and migrants to file suit…
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
August 8, 2012
Thousands of Iraqis in Syria return home to flee war
BAGHDAD — At least 22,300 Iraqis who fled to Syria several years ago have streamed home in the past three…
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
August 8, 2012
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
ABUJA — Gunmen killed three people in an attack on a mosque in the Nigerian town of Okene on Tuesday,…