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Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected
Middle East

Algeria’s Bouteflika offers to leave within one year if re-elected

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, facing mass protests over his 20 years in power, will run in April’s…
Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria
Middle East

Police use tear gas on third day of protests in Algeria

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators on a third straight day of rare…
Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand
Middle East

Where Libyan revolution began, many yearn for strong hand

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Sitting in his cafe near the spot where the protests against Muammar Gaddafi touched off the…
US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources
Middle East

US pressing Gulf states to keep Syria isolated: sources

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is lobbying Gulf states to hold off restoring ties with Syria, including the UAE…
Sudan opposition leader Mahdi’s daughter detained
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Sudan opposition leader Mahdi’s daughter detained

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s security forces detained the daughter of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Wednesday, her family said,…
Pakistan Supreme Court frees Christian woman
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Pakistan Supreme Court frees Christian woman

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Tuesday upheld its acquittal of a Christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy,…
Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi
Middle East

Top Pakistan court to rule on call for appeal against Asia Bibi

The fate of a Christian woman enmeshed in a years-long blasphemy row could finally be decided Tuesday, when Pakistan’s Supreme…
Philippines cathedral bombing sparks peace process worries
World

Philippines cathedral bombing sparks peace process worries

  The Islamic State-claimed bombing of a Catholic cathedral that killed 20 in the Philippines’ restive south put fresh pressure…
At least 18 dead in twin bomb attack on Philippine church
World

At least 18 dead in twin bomb attack on Philippine church

  At least 18 people were killed when two bombs hit a church on a southern Philippine island that is…
South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan
Middle East

South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan

UNITY OILFIELD, South Sudan (Reuters) – Sudan’s embattled President Omar al-Bashir is receiving words of support from some unlikely places,…
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