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Bombs, Shooting Kill At Least 14 In Northern Iraq: Policea
Bombings and shootings killed at least 14 people in northern Iraq on Friday, police said, the latest in what has…
RPT-Fitch: 2014 Outlook Broadly Stable For GCC Banks, Regional Unrest A Threat Elsewhere…
Fitch Ratings says the rating outlook for almost all banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is stable,…
Russia Signals To Syria’s Assad To Stay Silent On Re-Election
A Russian diplomat signaled on Thursday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should refrain from statements…
U.N. Told Up To 500 Killed In South Sudan Clashes: Diplomats
The United Nations received reports from local sources in South Sudan on Tuesday that between 400 and 500 people…
African Migrants Abandon Israeli Detention Center In Protest March
More than 100 African migrants have abandoned an "open" Israeli detention center to try to march on Jerusalem in…
Syria Region Where Polio Found Excluded From 2012 Vaccination Drive
The Syrian government excluded the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor - where polio broke out this year -…
Bashir Announces Resignation Of Sudan Vice President: State Media
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday, state…
Coordinated Attacks In Northern Iraqi City Kill 11, Wound 70
Gunmen and suicide bombers attacked a police intelligence headquarters and a nearby shopping mall in a coordinated…
Suicide Bomber Attacks Yemen’s Defense Ministry
At least 20 people were killed on Thursday in a car bomb and gun battle at the Yemeni defense ministry compound in…
Peres Highlights Nuclear Iran and Islamist Extremism in Video Address to Arab Leaders
President Shimon Peres spoke via video link during a summit organized and attended by 29 representatives of…