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Libyan rebels: Misrata comes under heavy bombardment

Libyan rebels: Misrata comes under heavy bombardment

Benghazi -- Forces loyal to Muammar Qadhafi bombarded Misrata on Sunday, a day after rebels celebrated the pullback of government…
Thousands of protesters demand ‘A New Morocco’

Thousands of protesters demand ‘A New Morocco’

Casablanca -- Thousands took to the streets of Morocco on Sunday in peaceful demonstrations to demand sweeping reforms and an…
Iran, Iraq sign agreements on Iranian opposition

Iran, Iraq sign agreements on Iranian opposition

Tehran -- Iran and Iraq on Sunday signed agreements to return each others' detainees, which could lead to the forced…
Minister: South Sudan army and militia clash kills 55

Minister: South Sudan army and militia clash kills 55

Juba -- At least 55 fighters were killed when South Sudan's army clashed with a rebel militia, a state minister…
Syrian forces raid homes as Assad opposition mounts

Syrian forces raid homes as Assad opposition mounts

Amman -- Secret police raided homes near Damascus overnight, rights campaigners said on Sunday, as popular opposition to Syria's authoritarian…
Libyan tribes try to negotiate Misrata rebel exit

Libyan tribes try to negotiate Misrata rebel exit

Tripoli -- Libyan tribal leaders are trying to get rebels in the city of Misrata to lay down their arms…
Israeli shot by police in West Bank, army says

Israeli shot by police in West Bank, army says

Nablus -- A Palestinian policeman shot dead an Israeli and wounded four others after they entered a holy site in…
Yemen’s Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Yemen’s Saleh to quit but activists say protests go on

Sanaa -- Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has agreed to step down within weeks in return for immunity from prosecution,…
Iran on edge as ally Syria fights for survival

Iran on edge as ally Syria fights for survival

Cairo -- When Syria's president visited Iran late last year, he received a heroes' medal and spoke about unbreakable bonds…
Iraqi cleric’s followers demand US troops leave

Iraqi cleric’s followers demand US troops leave

Baghdad -- Hundreds of followers of anti-American cleric Moqtada al-Sadr took to the streets of Baghdad on Saturday, trampling US…
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