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Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
April 5, 2012
Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
ATHENS - A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has…
Mali Tuareg rebels say liberation push is complete
April 5, 2012
Mali Tuareg rebels say liberation push is complete
BAMAKO — Tuareg-led separatist rebels announced they had completed a military push aimed at creating the state of "Azawad" on…
Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
April 5, 2012
Greek suicide a potent symbol before election
ATHENS — A Greek pensioner's suicide outside parliament has quickly become a symbol of the pain of austerity and has…
Libya warns violence could delay elections
April 5, 2012
Libya warns violence could delay elections
Libyan authorities warned that insecurity could cause a delay of elections for a constituent assembly and demanded an immediate halt…
Israeli forces evict settlers in Hebron
April 5, 2012
Israeli forces evict settlers in Hebron
HEBRON, West Bank — Israeli security forces swiftly evicted dozens of Jewish settlers from an illegally occupied building in this…
Syrian troops attack towns across country
April 5, 2012
Syrian troops attack towns across country
BEIRUT — Syrian troops launched assaults on several towns across the country on Thursday, activists said. The offensives appeared to…
Bahrain transfers hunger striker to prison clinic
April 4, 2012
Bahrain transfers hunger striker to prison clinic
MANAMA, Bahrain — An imprisoned Bahraini human rights activist, who has been on a hunger strike for more than 50…
Rally marks year since Jewish-Palestinian theater director’s murder
April 4, 2012
Rally marks year since Jewish-Palestinian theater director’s murder
Demonstrators gathered in central Ramallah on Wednesday to mark a year since the murder of Israeli-Palestinian theater director Juliano Mer-Khamis,…
Two Somalia sport officials among 10 killed in blast
April 4, 2012
Two Somalia sport officials among 10 killed in blast
MOGADISHU, Somalia — An explosion Wednesday at a ceremony at Somalia's national theater killed at least 10 people including two…
French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
April 4, 2012
French police swoop on more suspected Islamists
Elite police arrested 10 suspected Islamists in early morning raids across France on Wednesday in a clampdown ordered by President…