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Dozens dead in Syrian city after kidnappings

More than 60 bodies have been taken to hospitals in the central Syrian city of Homs following a series of kidnappings that began on Sunday, activists have said. Activists and residents of several neighborhoods said on Monday that Sunni residents had been kidnapped by state-backed Alawi militias known as "shabiha". The renewed violence.. More

173581 06/12/2011
Syria ignores Arab League deadline

Thirty-six people have been killed by security forces in Syria, activists say, as the deadline expired for the government to agree on a new Arab League plan to allow observers in to monitor the country's unrest or face further sanctions. Syria signaled on Sunday that it might still be willing to comply with the Arab League's plan but was negotiating.. More

173563 05/12/2011
Islamists sweep early results in Egypt vote

Islamist parties captured an overwhelming majority of votes in the first round of Egypt's parliamentary elections, setting up a power struggle with the much weaker liberals behind the uprising that toppled former president Hosni Mubarak, 10 months ago. The Nour Party, made a strong showing with nearly a quarter of the ballots, according to results.. More

173559 05/12/2011
Fighting flares in disputed Sudan region

Fighting has erupted in a disputed border region between Sudan and South Sudan, with the Sudanese army claiming a strategic victory in its offensive against rebels in the state of South Kordofan. The army said on Saturday it had captured camps on a key supply route after deadly clashes. "Today the Sudanese army took control of SPLA-N (Sudan People's.. More

173569 05/12/2011
Tunisian Islamists and secularists face off

Thousands of Tunisian Islamists and secularists staged parallel protests outside the interim parliament in a dispute over how big a role Islam should play in society after the country's "Arab Spring" uprising, and subsequent election. Tensions have been running high between the two camps since the revolt in January scrapped a ban on parties.. More

173515 04/12/2011
More deaths in Yemen violence

At least two Yemenis were killed in a third day of shelling by government forces of the country's second city of Taiz, as sustained violence threatened to derail a fragile power-transfer deal. State media said a ceasefire was reached in the afternoon after a call by Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the vice-president, for an end to the fighting that has killed.. More

173511 04/12/2011
Arab League gives Syria deadline on observers

An Arab League ministerial committee handed down a travel ban on 19 Syrian officials to Arab states and has presented an ultimatum to Damascus to accept observers to monitor the unrest in the country. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al-Thani, the Qatari prime minister, announced the new deadline for Syria to avoid sanctions after a meeting in Doha to discuss.. More

173509 04/12/2011
Serbia and Kosovo reach border deal

Serbia and Kosovo have struck a key deal on the controversial issue of border management, European Union mediators said after the third consecutive day of negotiations in Brussels. In a statement late on Friday, the EU said Serbia and Kosovo agreed to joint management of their border points, but indicated that the deal "will be gradually implemented.. More

173501 03/12/2011
Egypt election tallies favor Muslim Brotherhood

Party numbers suggest that the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing won perhaps 40 per cent of votes. Official results have not yet been released, but unofficial election tallies offered by Egypt's political parties suggest a strong showing for Islamist parties, particularly the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood. The first round of elections.. More

173477 01/12/2011
Britain to expel all Iranian diplomats

Britain has ordered the immediate closure of Iran's embassy in London and closed its own embassy in Tehran after it was stormed by protesters. The Iranian charge [d'affaires] in London is being informed now that we require the immediate closure of the Iranian embassy in London and that all Iranian diplomatic staff must leave the United Kingdom within.. More

173453 01/12/2011
Turkey puts sanctions on Syria

Turkey will suspend all financial dealings with Syria and freeze Syrian government assets as part of sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad's government, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said. Davutoglu also told a news conference on Wednesday that Turkey, once a close friend of Damascus, would block the delivery of all weapons and military.. More

173441 30/11/2011
Egyptian elections mark break with the past

Egyptians havegone to the pollsfor the second day in a parliamentary election that voters hope will bring about a civilian government, even though the army generals who took over from President Hosni Mubarak have yet to step aside. Voters in Cairo, Alexandria and seven other governorates flocked to the polls on Tuesday to select members of the.. More

173433 30/11/2011
Pakistan calls NATO raid 'act of aggression'

The Pakistani military has called the NATO cross-border air attack on a military checkpoint that killed 24 soldiers a deliberate act of aggression. In a briefing to editors carried in local newspapers on Wednesday, Ishfaq Nadeem, director-general of military operations, said NATO forces were alerted they were attacking Pakistani posts, but helicopters.. More

173429 30/11/2011
UN: Syrian officials ordering mass atrocities

UN investigators have released a new report accusing senior Syrian government officials and leaders of the country's military and security forces of ordering mass atrocities in efforts to crush anti-government protests since March. The Independent Commission of Inquiry on Syria said on Monday that Syrian government forces committed crimes against.. More

173403 29/11/2011
Rockets \'fired from Lebanon hit Israel\'

Several Katyusha rockets fired from Lebanon hit northern Israel, Israeli military officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties from the strikes, the first in months across a border where a 2006 war was fought between Israel and Lebanon. After the rockets landed in the western Galilee.. More

173395 29/11/2011

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