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Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
January 9, 2012
Iran sentences American man to death in CIA case
TEHRAN — An Iranian court has convicted an American man of working for the CIA and sentenced him to death,…
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
January 9, 2012
Amnesty International: Mideast state repression set to continue in 2012
Violence deployed by Middle East governments to suppress dissent last year is set to continue in 2012, with some states…
Protests, bonfires as strike starts in Nigeria
January 9, 2012
Protests, bonfires as strike starts in Nigeria
Protesters gathered in Nigeria's main cities on Monday and fires were set on a road in the economic capital Lagos…
Report: Email passwords of US, British officials posted online
January 9, 2012
Report: Email passwords of US, British officials posted online
Email addresses and passwords belonging to British, US and NATO officials were posted online following the hacking of a US…
Nigerian president: Current unrest ‘worse than 1960s civil war’
January 8, 2012
Nigerian president: Current unrest ‘worse than 1960s civil war’
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday that the violence blamed on Islamist group Boko Haram was worse than the…
Palestinian reconciliation deal faltering
January 8, 2012
Palestinian reconciliation deal faltering
Gaza — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement said on Sunday it would have to re-evaluate its reconciliation pact with…
Iraqi police say sorry for Saddam-era abuse
January 8, 2012
Iraqi police say sorry for Saddam-era abuse
The Iraqi Interior Ministry on Sunday apologized to the Iraqi people for practices it carried out during the regime of…
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
January 8, 2012
Afghan claim of US prison abuse strains key talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan investigators accused the American military Saturday of abusing detainees at its main prison in the country,…
US concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe
January 8, 2012
US concerned about Bahrain activist, urges probe
The United States called on its ally Bahrain on Saturday to investigate the case of a prominent Bahraini human rights…
British royal’s gift from Bahrain criticized
January 7, 2012
British royal’s gift from Bahrain criticized
One of Queen Elizabeth II's daughters-in-law was criticised on Saturday for accepting jewels from the royal family of Bahrain, which…