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Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
World
August 10, 2012
Libyan assembly votes Qadhafi opponent as president
TRIPOLI — Libya's national assembly picked former opposition leader Mohamed al-Magariaf as its president as the North African country's newly…
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egypt
August 9, 2012
Police clash with armed men in north Sinai, state TV reports
Egyptian police clashed with armed men in northern Sinai's Arish, state television reported on Thursday, a day after security forces…
Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey
World
August 9, 2012
Suspected Kurd militants attack military bus in Turkey
ISTANBUL — Suspected Kurdish militants attacked a Turkish military bus on its way to a naval base in the western…
Palestinian PM raps Israeli plan to evict West Bank shepherds
World
August 8, 2012
Palestinian PM raps Israeli plan to evict West Bank shepherds
AL-MUFAQARA, West Bank — An Israeli plan to evict 12 shepherd communities in the occupied West Bank to make…
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
World
August 8, 2012
Gunmen kill three in Nigeria mosque attack
ABUJA — Gunmen killed three people in an attack on a mosque in the Nigerian town of Okene on Tuesday,…
Peru’s Antamina mine faces fallout from spill
Environment
August 7, 2012
Peru’s Antamina mine faces fallout from spill
Antamina, one of the world's biggest copper-zinc mines, is facing community opposition and government inquiries after its pipeline burst…
Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
World
August 6, 2012
Sikh temple gunman was ex-soldier linked to racist group
OAK CREEK, Wisconsin — The gunman who killed six people at a Wisconsin Sikh temple was a 40-year-old US…
Update: Sinai border attack kills 15 Egyptian police, Rafah crossing closed
Egypt
August 5, 2012
Update: Sinai border attack kills 15 Egyptian police, Rafah crossing closed
Gunmen killed at least 15 Egyptian policemen in an assault on a police station at the border between Egypt and…
Mars rover Curiosity on target for ‘eye of the needle’ landing
Environment
August 5, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity on target for ‘eye of the needle’ landing
The Mars rover Curiosity, the most sophisticated mobile science lab ever sent to another world, hurtled closer to…
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
World
August 3, 2012
Frustrated Annan quits as Syria peace envoy
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is quitting as international peace envoy for Syria, frustrated by "finger-pointing" at the United…