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Deadly suicide blasts rock Iran embassy in Beirut - 11/20/2013

BEIRUT, Serene Assir- A double suicide bombing outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut killed at least 23 people on Tuesday, in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda-linked group. The army said a...

Monty Python to reunite for new show after 30 years - 11/20/2013

LONDON- British comedy veterans Monty Python are set to reunite for a new show in their first major collaboration in 30 years, member Terry Jones revealed on Tuesday. "We're getting together and...

Television became 'window to world' in JFK shooting - 11/19/2013

DALLAS, Fabienne Faur- Television took its central role in the American home after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, a national trauma that unfolded in real time and was uniquely suited to...

Blast kills 31 Syrian troops: watchdog - 11/18/2013

DAMASCUS- A rebel bomb attack on an army base near Damascus killed 31 Syrian soldiers Sunday, as loyalist warplanes launched air raids on a town near the border with Lebanon. The blast came amid a...

Thousands seek refuge in Lebanon from Syria flare-up - 11/17/2013

BEIRUT- Thousands of Syrian refugees have poured into Lebanon over the past two days as fighting between government forces and rebels has flared near the border, Lebanese officials said Saturday. The...

Hamas orders reopening of Gaza news agency - 11/17/2013

GAZA CITY- The Gaza Strip's Hamas prime minister on Saturday ordered the reopening of a Palestinian news agency closed in July for alleged "false" reporting of Hamas aid to Egypt's Muslim...

At least 31 dead as Tripoli residents rebel against militias - 11/16/2013

TRIPOLI, Imed Lamloum- At least 31 people were killed and 285 hurt in Tripoli after a demonstration calling on unruly militias to leave the Libyan capital turned violent on Friday, the health...

Chemical watchdog seals Syria arsenal destruction plan - 11/16/2013

THE HAGUE, Jan Hennop- The world's chemical watchdog on Friday adopted a final roadmap for ridding Syria of its arsenal by mid-2014, reaching agreement hours before a deadline expired. "The plan is...

IAEA still wants to probe Iran nuclear claims: Amano - 11/13/2013

VIENNA- The head of the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday he still wants Iran to answer allegations of past nuclear weapons research despite no explicit mention of the issue in a new accord. "The Iran...

Kerry to warn US Senate off new Iran sanctions - 11/13/2013

WASHINGTON, Michael Mathes, Stephen Collinson- Secretary of State John Kerry faces a potentially hostile reception Wednesday when he urges skeptical US lawmakers not to proceed with proposed new...
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