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Obama helps break ground on black history museum
February 22, 2012
Obama helps break ground on black history museum
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as "not just a record of tragedy,…
Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters
February 22, 2012
Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters
Shia Muslim dignitaries in predominantly Sunni Saudi Arabia denounced on Wednesday the use of violence by authorities in dealing with…
Syria currency reserves to run out soon, diplomat says
February 22, 2012
Syria currency reserves to run out soon, diplomat says
Syria will exhaust its foreign currency reserves in three to five months, sparking crisis in an economy reeling from sanctions…
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
February 22, 2012
West Bank settlement housing gets initial approval
JERUSALEM — Israel gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a plan to build 600 new homes in a settlement deep…
Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
February 22, 2012
Insurgent group chief arrested on Syria-Iraq border
Iraqi security forces on Wednesday arrested the head of Ansar al-Sunnah, a Sunni insurgent group said to be linked to…
Rights group pushes US to prosecute Saleh
February 22, 2012
Rights group pushes US to prosecute Saleh
An international rights group urged the US, where Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh is staying, to probe his forces'…
Two journalists killed in Syria identified
February 22, 2012
Two journalists killed in Syria identified
PARIS — The French government spokesperson on Wednesday identified two Western reporters killed in Syria as French photojournalist Remi Ochlik…
More than 100 killed in south Libya clashes, tribal sources say
February 21, 2012
More than 100 killed in south Libya clashes, tribal sources say
Fierce clashes between two tribes in Libya's remote southeastern desert have killed more than 100 people over the past 10…
Nigeria Islamist sect claims market attack that killed 30
February 21, 2012
Nigeria Islamist sect claims market attack that killed 30
A man claiming to be a spokesman for Nigeria's extremist sect Boko Haram said Tuesday that the group was behind…
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
February 21, 2012
Red Cross seeks Syria ceasefires; more than 60 killed
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces killed more than 60 people on Tuesday in assaults on villages and an artillery barrage…