Iran begins naval exercises near Gulf strait
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says its powerful Revolutionary Guard is starting naval exercises near the Strait of Hormuz, the critical Gulf…
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Syrian activists: 200 dead in government assault
BEIRUT (AP) — In a barrage of mortar shells, Syrian forces killed 200 people and wounded hundreds in Homs in an offensive that appears…
Syrian activists: 200 dead in govt assault
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed 200 people and…
Syrian activists: 100 dead in govt assault
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed more than 100 people…
Egyptian soccer deaths bring new cycle of violence
CAIRO (AP) — Protesters filled the streets and clashed for a second day Friday with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as…
Sudan's president warns of possible war with south
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has warned of a war between Khartoum and South Sudan because their failure to…
In Lebanon, a refuge for Syria's wounded
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Abu Hamza was in a crowd of thousands in the Syrian border town of Qusair, shouting for President Bashar Assad…
5 killed in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riot
CAIRO (AP) — Police fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot Friday at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo as popular anger over a deadly…
Kidnappers free 2 Americans, Egyptian guide
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released…
Iran reports launch of small satellite into orbit
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the…
