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Indian police trawl for Mumbai blasts lead
July 15, 2011
Indian police trawl for Mumbai blasts lead
MUMBAI, India - Indian detectives have been questioning people with links to underworld gangs as they scramble for a breakthrough…
US: Somalia food crisis one of biggest in decades
July 15, 2011
US: Somalia food crisis one of biggest in decades
NAIROBI, Kenya - East Africa's worsening famine is one of the largest humanitarian crises in decades, a US State Department…
Police use batons to disperse Jordan protest
July 15, 2011
Police use batons to disperse Jordan protest
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordanian police armed with batons clashed with hundreds of protesters shouting "the people want the reform of…
US drawdown begins in Afghanistan
July 15, 2011
US drawdown begins in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan - The first US troops have left Afghanistan as part of President Barack Obama's planned drawdown of about…
Libyan rebels fall back after failed advance
July 15, 2011
Libyan rebels fall back after failed advance
BENGHAZI, Libya - Rebels in Libya's east pulled back Friday after a failed advance on an oil town, as embattled…
Kurdish rebels kill 13 Turkish soldiers
July 14, 2011
Kurdish rebels kill 13 Turkish soldiers
ANKARA, Turkey - Separatist Kurdish rebels killed 13 Turkish soldiers and wounded seven others Thursday in a rare dayside ambush…
Bahrain puts protest poet under house arrest
July 14, 2011
Bahrain puts protest poet under house arrest
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A young Bahraini Shia poet sentenced to a year in prison told Reuters Thursday she…
In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise
July 14, 2011
In West Bank, settler violence seen on the rise
HUWARA, West Bank - Scorched hillsides and charred olive groves near Nablus pinpoint the latest acts of arson by hardline…
UN report: Afghan civilian war deaths hit record level
July 14, 2011
UN report: Afghan civilian war deaths hit record level
KABUL, Afghanistan - The first half of this year was the deadliest six months for civilians in Afghanistan since the…
Turkey to propose ‘road map’ to end Libyan crisis at Istanbul meeting
July 14, 2011
Turkey to propose ‘road map’ to end Libyan crisis at Istanbul meeting
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey will present a “road map” to help end the Libyan crisis when countries backing NATO’s military…