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Egyptians choose new president amid political chaos - 06/17/2012

CAIRO, Samer al-Atrush- Egyptians voted on Saturday in a run-off presidential election pitting an Islamist against Hosni Mubarak's last premier as the military rulers entered a showdown with the...

Google launches cultural map of Brazil's Amazon tribe - 06/17/2012

RIO DE JANEIRO, Gerard Aziakou- Google on Saturday unveiled a cultural map of Brazil' Surui indigenous people, a digital tool that will help the Amazonian tribe share their vast knowledge of the...

Palestinian negotiator to meet Clinton next week - 06/16/2012

WASHINGTON- Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat will meet here next week with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a bid to try to breathe new life into stalled peace talks, a US official...

US 'troubled' by Egyptian court annulling parliament - 06/16/2012

WASHINGTON- The United States is "troubled" that Egypt's top court has ordered parliament to be dissolved, and is studying the implications of the move, the State Department said Friday. "We are...

Tunisia lifts curfew after riots - 06/16/2012

TUNIS, Cecile Feuillatre- Tunisian authorities lifted a curfew Friday that had been ordered after a wave of deadly violence and rioting involving Islamic fundamentalists and an art show they deemed...

Syria violence kills 52 as uprising enters month 16 - 06/15/2012

DAMASCUS- At least 52 people died in clashes and bombing across Syria on Thursday, with activists calling for another day of protests as the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad enters its 16th...

British detectives visit Libya in 1984 police murder probe - 06/15/2012

LONDON- Two British detectives investigating the 1984 murder of a policewoman outside the Libyan embassy in London have visited Tripoli for talks with Libyan officials, Scotland Yard said Thursday....

Bones in Bulgaria may be of John the Baptist: study - 06/15/2012

PARIS- Scientists have found new evidence they say supports the theory that a knuckle bone and other human remains found under a church floor in Bulgaria may be of John the Baptist. The relics found...

Iraq attacks kill 72 during Shiite pilgrimage - 06/14/2012

BAGHDAD, Mohamad Ali Harissi and Laith Hammoudi- A wave of apparently coordinated bombings and shootings rocked Iraq during a major Shiite religious commemoration on Wednesday, killing at least 72...

Omani protesters demand release of rights activists - 06/13/2012

MUSCAT- Omani police peacefully dispersed on Tuesday a demonstration in Muscat by a small group of people demanding the release of more than 30 rights activists arrested in the past few days for...
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