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Palestinian activist dismisses case against him as ‘fiction’
February 19, 2012
Palestinian activist dismisses case against him as ‘fiction’
A Palestinian villager who is on trial for organizing popular protests in the West Bank told a court on Sunday…
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
February 19, 2012
Syria intervention “very difficult,” top US general says
The top US military officer warned Sunday that intervention in Syria would be "very difficult" and said it would be…
Suicide bomber waiting for recruits outside Baghdad police academy kills 20
February 19, 2012
Suicide bomber waiting for recruits outside Baghdad police academy kills 20
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber detonated his car Sunday as a group of police recruits left their academy in Baghdad,…
Suicide bomb kills 15 at Baghdad police academy
February 19, 2012
Suicide bomb kills 15 at Baghdad police academy
A suicide car bomber blew himself up in front of a Baghdad police academy on Sunday, killing 15 people and…
Police: 3 held after tourists stoned at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
February 19, 2012
Police: 3 held after tourists stoned at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa
JERUSALEM — Israeli police said they arrested three Palestinians in the grounds of the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem…
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
February 19, 2012
Prosecutor, judge killed in northwest Syria
BEIRUT — Gunmen assassinated a senior prosecutor and a judge in a restive province in northwest Syria on Sunday, the…
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
February 19, 2012
Libya sends army to stop clashes in southeast
Libya has sent military forces to stem clashes between rival tribes over control of territory in the far southeast of…
Saudi renews call for Taliban to renounce Al-Qaeda
February 18, 2012
Saudi renews call for Taliban to renounce Al-Qaeda
A senior Saudi official on Saturday called on the Taliban to lay down their arms and renounce Al-Qaeda as preconditions…
Syrian forces open fire on thousands marching in Damascus funeral procession
February 18, 2012
Syrian forces open fire on thousands marching in Damascus funeral procession
BEIRUT — Syrian security forces fired live rounds and tear gas at thousands of people marching Saturday in a funeral…
Lawyer of Palestinian hunger striker files appeal, Palestinians rally in support
February 18, 2012
Lawyer of Palestinian hunger striker files appeal, Palestinians rally in support
JERUSALEM — A lawyer of a hunger striking Palestinian prisoner says he's filed an appeal against his sentence in Israel's…