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2 hrs ago | WTAE-TV Pittsburgh

Sectarian violence erupts anew in Iraq

At least 15 people were killed Saturday in Baghdad and Anbar provinces, police said, in what appeared to be a continuation of sectarian violence.

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3 hrs ago | St. Cloud Times

Syrian rebel leader: U.S. will act if conflict widens

George Sabra speaks during a meeting on the situation in Syria, in Ankara, Turkey, on March 21.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Turkey, Alta, CA, Lebanon

7 hrs ago | KMIZ

Turkish protesters clash with police

Protesters in a Turkish border town hit by a twin car-bombing a week ago clashed with police Saturday, as they voiced anger over the government's response to the attack.

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11 hrs ago | Lincoln Daily News

Cyprus drops limits on 8 more foreign banks

Cyprus on Friday got rid of limits on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of another eight foreign banks doing business in the debt-laden country.

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Related Topix: Lebanon, World News, Lebanon, IN

16 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Iran may ban candidates who seek ties with US

The head of Iran's constitutional watchdog says it may disqualify candidates in June presidential elections who seek full relations with the United States.

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20 hrs ago | KLFY-TV Lafayette

Iraqis mourn 2 Shiite fighters killed in Syria

The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed with fueling the nation's border woes: Employers who hire immigrants... The immigration debate in Arizona reached a boiling point in 2007 when the state passed a groundbreaking law targeting those often blamed ... (more)

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Immigration Reform, Life, Holidays, Mother's Day

Fri May 17, 2013

Rome News

Rights groups: Syria holds thousands incommunicado

About 30 security agents showed up just after midnight, breaking down the door to an apartment in the town of Daraya near the Syrian capital of Damascus.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Activism

CBS News

3 U.N. peacekeepers kidnapped between Israel-Syria

Armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria and abducted three U.N military observers, the U.N. peacekeeping chief said Thursday.

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Seattle Times

Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq

Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Explosion, Syria

KMIZ

Bombs in Iraq striking Sunnis kill dozens

Bombs struck Sunnis leaving a mosque and attending a funeral in Iraq, killing dozens on Friday as tensions between Sunnis and Shiites fester.

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Jerusalem Post

Police offering amnesty for return of illegal guns

The Israel Police will be launching a nationwide illegal- gun return on Sunday, allowing citizens to bring back illegally possessed firearms in exchange for amnesty.

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WTKS-FM Maitland

Buckets of KFC fried chicken smuggled through tunnel in Gaza Strip

They say everybody needs a little KFC, and it seems they're right. Gaza residents don't have access to a local branch - so they're willing to pay more than twice the going price to get it delivered from Egypt in a highly complex process that takes some four hours.

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Related Topix: World News, Palestinian Territories, Offbeat

Thu May 16, 2013

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Syrian troops flush out rebels from prison

Syrian government troops on Thursday flushed out rebels who had stormed a prison compound in the northern city of Aleppo in a bid to free hundreds of political prisoners inside.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Prison, Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Terrorism

Jerusalem Post

Analysis: Poverty and statistics

A new report found that Israel has the highest poverty rate of all OECD nations.

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Canada.com

Israeli police bar Jews, tourists from Jerusalem's holiest site after Palestinian protests

Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man during clashes that erupted during a rally marking Nakba Day in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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KHOU-TV Houston

Yemen: 3 Red Cross workers, 2 Egyptians released

Three Red Cross workers and two Egyptian technicians who were abducted by armed men in Yemen's southern province of Abyan have all been released, Yemeni security officials said Thursday.

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WHDH

Wave of bombings kills at least 33 in Iraq

A car bomb exploded near a bus station in Baghdad's main Shiite district Wednesday, the deadliest in a series of explosions that killed at least 33 people nationwide, officials said.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News, Explosion

Wed May 15, 2013

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Obama tries to regain control amid controversies

Under mounting pressure, President Barack Obama on Wednesday released a trove of documents related to the Benghazi attack and forced out the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following revelations that the agency targeted conservative political groups.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Turkey, World News

WKBT

Execution video surfaces in Syria

Armed, masked men raise their weapons and shoot dead three men sitting on a curb in a Syrian city.

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Jerusalem Post

Health system budget to be both cut and expanded

After the budget vote on Tuesday morning, Health Minister Yael German said she was very pleased with the result, although NIS 150 million in cuts were made to the health budget, an additional NIS 1 billion was allocated to expand economic resources for the financially troubled public health system.

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