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Iran says no offer from world powers could halt its enrichment
June 7, 2011
Iran says no offer from world powers could halt its enrichment
Tehran - No offer from world powers could persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Tuesday.
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
June 7, 2011
Russian envoy meets Libya rebels, Tripoli bombed
Benghazi - President Dmitry Medvedev's envoy Mikhail Margelov was meeting with Libyan rebel leaders on Tuesday in the first trip…
Syria to send army to town after scores killed
June 7, 2011
Syria to send army to town after scores killed
Amman - A restive Syrian town awaited a threatened military crackdown on Tuesday after bloody events in which state media…
Officials: Clashes, shelling kill 19 in Yemen
June 7, 2011
Officials: Clashes, shelling kill 19 in Yemen
Sanaa - Clashes have killed a total of 19 people, including three children, in two Yemeni provinces, military and medical…
Special from Yemen: Commodity crisis adds to Yemen’s woes despite Saleh’s departure
June 6, 2011
Special from Yemen: Commodity crisis adds to Yemen’s woes despite Saleh’s departure
Sanaa – Despite President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s departure on Saturday to seek treatment in Saudi Arabia for wounds sustained during…
Libyan rebels seize mountain town
June 6, 2011
Libyan rebels seize mountain town
Yafran, Libya - Libyan rebels entered the mountain town of Yafran on Monday, driving out Muammar Qadhafi's forces in a…
HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
June 6, 2011
HRW: Fighting, rights abuses escalating in Darfur
Khartoum - Serious human rights abuses have risen in the last six months in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, with a…
6 killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa
June 6, 2011
6 killed as violence returns to streets of Sanaa
Sanaa - Violence threatened Yemen's capital with a return to chaos Monday - at least three opposition and three government…
UN: Fighting in volatile Sudan oil state
June 5, 2011
UN: Fighting in volatile Sudan oil state
Khartoum - Fighting erupted on Sunday in South Kordofan, Sudan's volatile oil-producing border state, a UN spokeswoman said, where the…
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
June 5, 2011
2nd day of general strike in tense Syrian city, tanks pull back
Beirut - Syrian activists and residents say tanks are withdrawing from the outskirts of a tense city in central Syria…