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Libya says Kadhafi son trial still some way off

Libya says Kadhafi son trial still some way off - 09/11/2012

TRIPOLI- Libya said on Monday that the trial of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's son Seif al-Islam on charges of crimes against humanity is still some way off. A spokesman for the prosecutor general's...
Iraq VP death sentence threatens new crisis

Iraq VP death sentence threatens new crisis - 09/11/2012

BAGHDAD, W.G. Dunlop- A death sentence issued by an Iraqi court against fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has raised tensions in a political crisis that has paralysed the government for...
Syria peace envoy in Cairo amid Russia-US split

Syria peace envoy in Cairo amid Russia-US split - 09/10/2012

DAMASCUS- International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi arrived in Cairo Sunday on his first trip to the region as Moscow and Washington aired their differences over Syria and violence there claimed yet...
UN increases Syria appeal to $347 million

UN increases Syria appeal to $347 million - 09/07/2012

GENEVA- The United Nations on Friday almost doubled its humanitarian appeal for Syria to $347 million as the worsening conflict sends growing numbers fleeing the country. The United Nations now...

Hamas announces cabinet reshuffle in Gaza - 09/03/2012

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories- Ismail Haniya, head of the Hamas government in Gaza, announced a cabinet reshuffle on Sunday, appointing seven new ministers including a new finance minister....
UN Council warns against attempts to destabilize Lebanon

UN Council warns against attempts to destabilize Lebanon - 08/31/2012

UNITED NATIONS- The UN Security Council on Thursday warned against attempts to destabilize Lebanon as it renewed the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in the country for another year. The renewal...
Assad slams anti-Syria 'conspiracy' after massacre claims

Assad slams anti-Syria 'conspiracy' after massacre claims - 08/27/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Sunday the foreign "conspiracy" against his country would be defeated, as his forces were accused of a bloody rampage in a town near Damascus that...
Egypt police warn anti-Morsi protesters

Egypt police warn anti-Morsi protesters - 08/23/2012

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egypt's interior ministry on Wednesday warned organisers planning a campaign of protests against President Mohamed Morsi on August 24 that it would respond "decisively" to any...
Egypt must deal with Israel over Sinai action: US

Egypt must deal with Israel over Sinai action: US - 08/22/2012

WASHINGTON- The United States supports Egypt's recent military deployments to the Sinai Peninsula but said on Tuesday that Cairo must coordinate such action with Israel and observe the 1979 peace...
Rifts weaken unity of rebel groups in Syria

Rifts weaken unity of rebel groups in Syria - 08/20/2012

BEIRUT, Jad Yateem- They share a single goal: to topple the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. But the myriad rebel groups that have sprung up are riven by infighting about funding, weapons and even...
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Shanghai opens star-packed film festival

Shanghai opens star-packed film festival
SHANGHAI- Shanghai on Saturday opened its annual film festival packed with star power in acknowledgement of China's role as the second largest box office in the world. The government-backed Shanghai International Film Festival is mainland China's...