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Suicide bombs hit army as Syria opposition talks drag - 11/11/2012

DAMASCUS- Twin suicide bombings killed at least 20 soldiers in Syria's south on Saturday, a watchdog said, as a unity deal still eluded the opposition despite several days of foreign-backed efforts....

11,000 flee Syria fighting, SNC picks new chief - 11/10/2012

DAMASCUS- Heavy fighting between Syrian rebels and troops sent thousands fleeing into Turkey on Friday, as President Bashar al-Assad said only the ballot box could decide his future and the main...

Pope Benedict XVI to take God's message to Twitter - 11/10/2012

There are already several fake Twitter accounts set up in the pope's name -- some of which are used to mock the 85-year-old German pontiff. Vatican officials said the account will propagate the...

US judge jails anti-Muslim filmmaker for a year - 11/09/2012

LOS ANGELES, Michael Thurston- The man behind the anti-Islam video blamed for sparking deadly protests in the Muslim world was jailed in the US for a year Wednesday for breaching the terms of his...

Syria rebels shell key pro-Assad area in Damascus - 11/08/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels shelled a key area of Damascus, home to Bashar al-Assad's Alawite minority, embassies and government buildings on Wednesday, as they stepped up attacks on the president's...

ICC chief says Libya must not amnesty anti-Kadhafi crimes - 11/08/2012

UNITED NATIONS- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor on Wednesday called on Libya's new government to deny amnesty for war crimes committed by the forces which ousted Moamer Kadhafi....

Egypt editor's suspension for graft story overturned - 11/07/2012

CAIRO- An Egyptian court has overturned the suspension of a state-owned daily's editor after the newspaper carried a report that two former military chiefs were being investigated for corruption, the...

Bahrain arrests 4 over deadly bombings - 11/07/2012

DUBAI- Bahraini police have arrested four suspects in connection with bombings that killed two Asian expatriates in the capital Manama, the official BNA news agency reported on Tuesday. The news...

Car bomb kills 50 in Syria as air strikes pound rebels - 11/06/2012

DAMASCUS- Syrian rebels launched a devastating car bomb attack Monday that killed 50 pro-regime fighters, a watchdog said, as air strikes pounded rebel positions and the opposition held talks on an...

Disney's 'Wreck-It Ralph' scores big in N. America - 11/06/2012

LOS ANGELES- Disney's animated romp "Wreck-It Ralph" rang up a huge weekend at North American box offices, taking in $49 million -- almost double the total of the number two film, industry data...
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