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Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
March 19, 2012
Iraqis demand better services on war anniversary
BASRA, Iraq — Followers of the anti-American Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Monday demanded better living conditions in Iraq on…
Hamas chief: Israel using Gaza as trial run for Iran strike
March 19, 2012
Hamas chief: Israel using Gaza as trial run for Iran strike
Israel is using the Gaza Strip as a testing ground for a possible military strike on its arch foe Iran,…
Motorcycle gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
March 19, 2012
Motorcycle gunman kills 4 outside Jewish school in France
TOULOUSE, France — A motorcycle gunman opened fire Monday in front of a Jewish school in the French city of…
Bahrain opposition bloc: Free political prisoners before possible talks
March 19, 2012
Bahrain opposition bloc: Free political prisoners before possible talks
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahrain’s main opposition groups say authorities must free all political prisoners before possible talks on ending the…
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
March 19, 2012
Syria troops fight rebels in rare Damascus clashes
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces clashed Monday with gunmen in an upscale neighborhood of the capital Damascus that is home…
Report: Syria arms imports surge, with Russia its main supplier
March 19, 2012
Report: Syria arms imports surge, with Russia its main supplier
STOCKHOLM — Syria imported nearly six times more weapons in 2007-2011 than in the previous five-year period, with Russia accounting…
Yemen: More than 2,000 killed in yearlong turmoil, many times estimates of rights groups
March 18, 2012
Yemen: More than 2,000 killed in yearlong turmoil, many times estimates of rights groups
SANAA, Yemen — More than 2,000 people have been killed in a year of political turmoil that led to the…
Charges expected within week against US soldier accused in Afghan shootings
March 18, 2012
Charges expected within week against US soldier accused in Afghan shootings
KABUL, Afghanistan — Charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within…
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
March 18, 2012
Explosion strikes near Syrian security building in Aleppo, regime troops restrict marches
BEIRUT — An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday while a…
Israeli troops ‘wound boy in Gaza’
March 18, 2012
Israeli troops ‘wound boy in Gaza’
Israeli troops wounded a 6-year-old Palestinian boy on Sunday when they opened fire east of the town of Rafah, in…