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Update: Bomb hits central Damascus near ruling party building
World
February 21, 2013
Update: Bomb hits central Damascus near ruling party building
A car bomb shook central Damascus on Thursday, killing several people and incinerating cars on a busy highway close to…
Egyptian delegation “supports” Assad government, says agency
Egypt
February 12, 2013
Egyptian delegation “supports” Assad government, says agency
An Egyptian delegation arrived Monday in Damascus to “support President Bashar al-Assad in his war against extremism,” reported Syrian state-owned…
New air strikes on South as Sudan quits summit
World
March 28, 2012
New air strikes on South as Sudan quits summit
Sudanese warplanes launched fresh air raids on oil-rich areas of South Sudan, a Southern official said, threatening a tentative rapprochement…
Liberia’s Sirleaf takes presidential oath in ‘land of hope’
World
January 17, 2012
Liberia’s Sirleaf takes presidential oath in ‘land of hope’
Liberia's Nobel peace laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in Monday in a lavish US$1.2 million ceremony and called for…