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Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
March 18, 2012
Syria opposition to rally to mark year of struggle
BEIRUT — Syrian opposition groups are calling for protests Sunday in the capital Damascus and elsewhere to commemorate the one-year…
Moroccan women demand reform after rape victim’s suicide
March 17, 2012
Moroccan women demand reform after rape victim’s suicide
Some 200 Moroccan women staged an angry protest Saturday outside parliament a week after the suicide of a 16-year-old girl…
Iraq tells Iran no arms for Syria to cross its territory
March 17, 2012
Iraq tells Iran no arms for Syria to cross its territory
Iraq has informed Iran that it will not permit arms shipments to Syria to pass through or over its territory,…
Saudi Arabia sends military equipment to Syria rebels
March 17, 2012
Saudi Arabia sends military equipment to Syria rebels
Saudi Arabia is delivering military equipment to Syrian rebels in an effort to stop bloodshed by President Bashar al-Assad's regime,…
Mauritania arrests Qadhafi spymaster sought by ICC
March 17, 2012
Mauritania arrests Qadhafi spymaster sought by ICC
Abdullah al-Senussi, the spymaster of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Qadhafi who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), has…
Half of Zurich’s foreign millionaires left after tax change
March 17, 2012
Half of Zurich’s foreign millionaires left after tax change
The region of Zurich, the home of Swiss banking, has lost nearly half its foreign millionaires two years after scrapping…
Rights groups criticize Israel for detaining rock-throwing Palestinian kids
March 17, 2012
Rights groups criticize Israel for detaining rock-throwing Palestinian kids
WEST BANK — When Mahmoud al-Alami was 9 years old, an Israeli soldier caught him throwing rocks, took him out…
WikiLeaks says founder Julian Assange plans to run for Australian Senate
March 17, 2012
WikiLeaks says founder Julian Assange plans to run for Australian Senate
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in elections due…
Baghdad marketplace oasis holds ‘Iraq of dreams’
March 16, 2012
Baghdad marketplace oasis holds ‘Iraq of dreams’
After a recent wave of attacks in Baghdad, urbane intellectuals sought refuge, as they have for years, in a storied…
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
March 16, 2012
Turkey considers Syria border buffer zone
ANKARA — Turkey said on Friday it might set up a border "buffer zone" to protect growing numbers of Syrian…