UN: Monitors alone cannot end Syria bloodshed
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of a U.N. observer team in Syria cautioned Friday that the mission cannot achieve a permanent end to…
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Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people…
UN observers chief calls for end to Syria violence
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of a U.N. observer team says that no amount of observers in Syria can achieve a permanent end to the…
Activists: Syrian forces shell rebel town
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition groups say Syrian government forces are pounding a rebel-held town north of the central city of Homs.
Iran summons Bahrain envoy in protest
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned Bahrain's top diplomat in the country to relay its concerns over the unrest in the tiny island nation.
US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's…
Yemeni army pushing into al-Qaida stronghold
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants' strongholds,…
Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a…
Algeria elections look good abroad, bad at home
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria overturned the Arab Spring's revolutionary narrative with elections that bolstered the longtime ruling…
Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support…
