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Iraq to vote on new government after 9-month gap

Iraq to vote on new government after 9-month gap

Baghdad--Iraq's parliament is due to vote on a new government on Tuesday, nine months after an inconclusive election left politics…
Israel rejects Turkish unease over deal with Cyprus

Israel rejects Turkish unease over deal with Cyprus

Occupied Jerusalem--Israel rejected Turkish objections to its deal with Cyprus Monday, saying the economic agreement was bilateral and Ankara had…
Iran parliament committee votes to sever UK ties

Iran parliament committee votes to sever UK ties

Tehran--A committee in Iran’s Parliament voted Sunday to cut diplomatic relations with Britain, a day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called…
Special report: Why Egypt’s power has dimmed

Special report: Why Egypt’s power has dimmed

Cairo--At Bayoumy's, a dingy, smoke-filled tea shop in downtown Cairo, Egyptian football fans groaned at the "biased" referee as they…
Infighting delays new Iraq government

Infighting delays new Iraq government

Baghdad--Political infighting and last-minute horse-trading delayed the formal announcement of a new Iraqi government on Monday, lawmakers said, as Iraq…
26 dead in Malaysian bus crash

26 dead in Malaysian bus crash

Kuala Lumpar--Twenty-six people, mostly Thai tourists, were killed Monday when their double-decker bus crashed along a highway after a trip…
Branding Bashar: How Syria is slowly coming round to capitalism

Branding Bashar: How Syria is slowly coming round to capitalism

Damascus--In the town of Qardaha, perched on the mountains overlooking Syria’s Mediterranean coast, former president Hafez al-Assad must be turning…
Iran’s new FM to bolster ties with Saudi, Turkey

Iran’s new FM to bolster ties with Saudi, Turkey

Tehran--Atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi officially took charge on Saturday as Iran's new foreign minister and said Tehran's top priority…
WikiLeaks’ Assange says fears US extradition

WikiLeaks’ Assange says fears US extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Friday that he was the target of an aggressive US investigation and feared extradition…
Blackwater, US military contractor in Iraq, purchased by investors

Blackwater, US military contractor in Iraq, purchased by investors

An investment group with ties to the founder of the company formerly known as Blackwater announced Friday that it has…
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