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Iraq’s Maliki Rejects Pressure To Give Up Premiership
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki refused on Friday to give up his quest for a third term in power, defying a…
Palestinian Youth Killed In Possible Revenge Attack
Palestinians clashed with Israeli forces in Jerusalem on Wednesday after the discovery of a body raised suspicions…
Iraq Lawmakers Convene To Form Government To Fight “Caliphate”
Iraq's new parliament convened on Tuesday under pressure to name a unity government to prevent the country…
Israel Bombs Gaza Sites Hours After Bodies Of Israeli Teens Found
Israeli aircraft bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the military said, and troops opened fire and…
Iraq Insurgents Seize Oilfields, Hit Air Base As U.S. Advisers Arrive
Militants attacked one of Iraq's largest air bases and seized control of several small oilfields on Wednesday as…
Palestinian Killed In West Bank Clash With Israeli Troops: Medics
Israeli troops killed a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Palestinian medics said, as Israel…
Iraq Militants Take Syria Border Post In Drive For Caliphate
Sunni fighters have seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier, security sources said, smashing a line drawn…
Syrian Jets Bomb Eastern Rebel Towns Near Iraq, At Least 16 Dead
Syrian jets bombed on Saturday rebel-held eastern areas close to the border with Iraq under the control of the…
Iran Digs In Heels On Nuclear Centrifuges At Vienna Talks – Envoys
Iran is refusing to significantly cut the number of centrifuges it intends to keep to produce nuclear fuel, making…
Maliki Stands With Sunni Leaders, Appealing For Iraqi Unity
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki broadcast a joint appeal for national unity on Tuesday with bitter Sunni…