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Syrian activists report troop shooting
A Syrian activist group says troops opened fire on protesters after about 1,500 people took to the streets in the country's second city for an anti-government rally. Wednesday's attacks on civilian dissidents led to clashes between the Free Syrian Army, the main armed opposition group, and government troops in the Aleppo's Fardous neighborhood, the.. More -
EU summit ends with Greek warning
A European Union summit has ended with a warning to Greece that it will have to stick to its bailout terms if it wants to stay in the Eurozone, but failed to resolve Franco-German differences over the issue of Eurobonds. "We want Greece to remain in the euro area while respecting its commitments," EU President Herman Van Rompuy said early.. More -
Egyptians go back to polls to elect president
Egypt is set to resume its first free presidential election after voting passed off calmly on the first day apart from a stone-throwing attack on candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who was premier for a few days before Hosni Mubarak fell. The race broadly pits religious candidates against secular ones like Shafiq and Amr Moussa, the former Arab League chief who.. More -
Deaths in US drone attack in Pakistan
A US drone strike on a compound has killed at least ten people in northwest Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. "The drone fired two missiles on a house in Hassokhel town," 25km east of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, a security official said on Thursday, a day after a similar attack killed four.. More -
Egyptians go back to polls to elect president
Egypt is set to resume its first free presidential election after voting passed off calmly on the first day apart from a stone-throwing attack on candidate Ahmed Shafiq, who was premier for a few days before Hosni Mubarak fell. The race broadly pits religious conservative candidates against secular ones like Shafiq and Amr Moussa, the former Arab League.. More -
Donors rush to avert Yemen 'food crisis'
Wealthy donor nations, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, have pledged $4bn in aid to Yemen as it grapples with a fragile political transition. Seven aid groups gave warning on Wednesday that Yemen was on the brink of a "catastrophic food crisis" and urged the participants in the Friends of Yemen meeting in Riyadh to bolster efforts to salvage.. More -
IAEA reports progress in Iran nuclear talks
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog has said he expects to sign a deal with Iran soon on investigating suspected weapons activities connected to the country's nuclear program. Yukiya Amano, director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said on Tuesday in Vienna that he reached an agreement with Iran's government after talks in.. More -
Egypt set for historic presidential poll
Egyptians are set to vote in the country's first democratic presidential election. Fifty million people are eligible to cast their ballots and voter turnout is expected to be high as two days of voting begin on Wednesday. The election is the final phase of a tumultuous transition marred by violence, protests and political deadlock, overseen by the.. More -
Tense calm in Lebanese capital
Thousands of people flocked to northern Lebanon for the funeral of a cleric who opposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, and whose killing triggered clashes in Beirut and raised fears that the Syrian crisis was spilling across the border. There was a tense calm in Beirut on Monday following overnight clashes between pro- and anti-Syrian Sunni Muslim.. More -
Gaddafi ex-spy charged in Mauritania
Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief Abdullah al-Senussi will stand trial in Mauritania for illegally entering the country, judicial sources said on Monday. The move would delay efforts to have him face international justice. Senussi's arrest in the West African state in March started a three-way tug-of-war among Libya, France and the International.. More -
Palestinians and Israelis clash in Jerusalem
Israeli marchers scuffled with Palestinians as a procession marking the capture of East Jerusalem entered the old city's Muslim quarter, police said. Tens of thousands of Israelis turned out on Sunday to celebrate anniversary of the capture in a 1967 war. Fifteen people were arrested after fighting between some marchers and Palestinians who gathered.. More -
Many reported killed in Yemen blast
Dozens of casualties are reported in a suicide bombing in the center of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. Officials said a bomber dressed in military uniform targeted soldiers rehearsing for a parade to mark Yemen's national day. Al Jazeera's Jane Ferguson, reporting live from Sanaa, said that the death toll was high. "We are hearing reports that up.. More -
Thousands rally against NATO in Chicago
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Chicago again today, demonstrating against the NATO summit, with a focus on condemning the ongoing NATO occupation of Afghanistan. The size of the rallies was somewhat lower than expected, likely owing to the unreasonably hot weather. Rows of veterans were among those at the march. Dozens discarded their.. More -
Tension in Lebanon over checkpoint deaths
Clashes have erupted in the capital Beirut and residents blocked roads in the northern Lebanese region of Akkar near Tripoli after soldiers shot dead two members of an anti-Syria opposition alliance. Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns early on Monday in intense street battles in Beirut, wounding at least six people. The fighting.. More -
US house approves use of force as Iran option
The Republican-led House of Representatives has approved the use of force if Iran threatens the US and its allies with nuclear weapons. By a vote of 299-120, legislators on Friday passed the sweeping legislation, which sets out a total of $642.5bn in military expenditures for the coming fiscal year. According to a section of the National Defence Authorizati.. More
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