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Air strike 'kills 60' as peace envoy Brahimi in Syria - 12/24/2012

DAMASCUS- More than 60 people were killed in a regime air strike on a bakery in a rebel-held town on Sunday, monitors said, as peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi launched a new bid to resolve Syria's brutal...

Egypt opposition to appeal vote passing new constitution - 12/24/2012

CAIRO, Ines Bel Aiba- Egypt's opposition said on Sunday it will appeal a referendum seen as voting in a new constitution backed by ruling Islamists, and vowed to keep up a struggle that has spawned...

Britain's Thatcher in 'good spirits' in hospital - 12/24/2012

LONDON- Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was "in good spirits" in hospital Sunday, her spokesman said, as she continues her recovery from a bladder operation. Thatcher, 87, was...

Syria Islamists warn Christians as new patriarch urges peace - 12/23/2012

DAMASCUS- Islamist rebels warned two Christian towns on Saturday they will be attacked if they do not evict regime forces, as the new Greek Orthodox patriarch said Syria's often-fearful Christians...

Syria 'firing Scud-style missiles,' Palestinians return - 12/22/2012

DAMASCUS- The Syrian regime has fired Scud-style missiles at rebels, NATO said Friday, as Russia raised the alarm over the risk of chaos in Syria and Palestinians forced to flee their Damascus camp...

Clashes on eve of Egypt referendum - 12/22/2012

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Haitham El-Tabei- Clashes between rival demonstrators erupted on Friday in Egypt's second city Alexandria, on the eve of the final round of a referendum on a divisive new...

Hugh Grant wins 'substantial' phone-hacking damages - 12/22/2012

LONDON- Hugh Grant has accepted a "substantial sum" from Rupert Murdoch's British tabloid publisher over phone hacking by the News of the World, the British actor's lawyer said on Friday. The "Four...

Palestinians back rocket fire, UN bid: poll - 12/20/2012

JERUSALEM- Most Palestinians support both rocket fire into Israel and their people's enhanced UN status while still viewing peaceful negotiation as the best way to achieve statehood, a poll showed on...

WikiLeaks to release files on 'every country' in 2013: Assange - 12/20/2012

LONDON- WikiLeaks will release one million documents next year affecting every country in the world, founder Julian Assange said in a speech from the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy in London on...

Egypt: Morsi-appointed chief prosecutor retracts resignation - 12/20/2012

CAIRO- Egypt's chief public prosecutor on Thursday retracted his resignation, days after offering to step down following protests by prosecutors and judges against his appointment by President...
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