Gaza man killed as thousands protest Israel policy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, (AP) - Qatar's state news agency says Iraq's fugitive Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi has arrived in the Gulf nation on an "official visit." The Qatar News Agency said al-Hashemi arrived in the capital Doha on Sunday and ... more
HARIPUR, Pakistan (AP) It's an ornate but not lavish two-story house tucked away at the end of a mud clogged street. This is where Pakistan's intelligence agency believes Osama bin Laden lived for nearly a year until he moved into the villa in which ... more
ADEN, (AFP) Al-Qaeda militants killed seven policemen Sunday in an attack on a checkpoint in Yemen's southeast, a security official said, a day after clashes between the army and militants left 40 dead. "A group of Al-Qaeda terrorists in two vehicles ... more
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a policy U-turn, said on Saturday it would back its deputy leader for president, an endorsement that guarantees Khairat al-Shater a place among the frontrunners after the group initially said it would ... more
TEHRAN, (AFP) Iran on Sunday backtracked on reports that five Iranian "engineers" abducted in Syria had been freed -- the second time in months it retracted news of their liberation. Kazem Sajjadi, a foreign ministry official in charge of Iranians ... more
KABUL, (Reuters) - Afghanistan wants the United States to clearly spell out what sort of military presence it will leave behind once most of its combat troops leave by the end of 2014, a senior Afghan official said. It is also pressing Washington in ... more
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - U.S.-operated drones carried out deadly missile strikes against suspected al Qaeda targets in Pakistan and Yemen on Friday, U.S. government sources said. There was no connection between the targets in the two locations, other ... more
SEATTLE, (Reuters) - The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident. John Henry Browne, the lawyer for Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, said U.S. ... more
BEIRUT, (Reuters) - Syria says the year-old revolt to topple President Bashar al-Assad is over, but the army again shelled opposition areas on Saturday and rebels said they would not cease fire until tanks, artillery and heavy weapons are withdrawn.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made clear Saturday that time is running out for diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program and said talks aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon would resume ... moreJERUSALEM (AP) Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian protester in Gaza as thousands in the Palestinian territories, Israel and neighboring countries participated in an annual protest against the Jewish state's land policies. On Friday, security ... more
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) Six days of tribal clashes in a remote desert town in southern Libya have killed 147 people, the country's health minister said Saturday. Fatma al-Hamroush said in a press conference in Tripoli that the fighting in Sabha has ... more
London, Asharq Al-Awsat Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is the first non-Arab to chair an Arab League summit since 1964, when the first Arab summit was held in Cairo and chaired by then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. Asharq Al-Awsat spoke ... more
CAIRO, (AFP) Egyptian Islamist sheikh Hazem Abu Ismail kicked off his candidacy for the presidency on Friday with a large motorcade that headed to the electoral committee headquarters in Cairo. Witnesses said dozens of vehicles packed with the ... more
ISLAMABAD, (AFP) Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife told interrogators, according to a police report seen by AFP on Friday. Amal Abdulfattah's account provides rare details of ... more
KABUL, (Reuters) - Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in U.S. air strikes and a gunbattle in western Afghanistan after an insurgent attack on an Afghan army patrol, NATO and Afghan officials said on Friday. A spokesman of the International Security ... more
PARIS, (Reuters) - French police commandos arrested 19 people and seized weapons in Friday morning swoops on people suspected of radical Islamist activity, in several cities including Toulouse, scene of the killings of four Jews and three soldiers this ... more
LONDON, (Reuters) - Iran is helping its ally Syria defy Western sanctions by providing a vessel to ship Syrian oil to a state-run company in China, potentially giving the government of President Bashar al-Assad a financial boost worth an estimated $80 ... more
JERUSALEM, (AFP) - Thousands of Palestinian demonstrators clashed with Israeli troops at Qalandia checkpoint in the West Bank on Friday as hundreds more gathered by Jerusalem's Old City to mark Land Day. Rallies were also held by refugee communities ... more
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