 Justice probing CIA in deaths of 2 detainees
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors are pursuing criminal investigations in the cases of two people who died in CIA custody, the Justice Department announced Thursday. One of the cases involves an Iraqi... (photo: USMC file/Sgt. Joseph R. Chenelly ) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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 Egypt: Fresh clashes erupt in Cairo's Tahrir Square
Egyptian police have clashed with hundreds of anti-government protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square, leaving several people injured. Riot police fired tear gas to try to disperse the protesters, many of... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra) BBC News
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 Robert Fisk: Iran's war games go underground
'Deep" underground missile silos with iron roofs, a televised launch of Iran's Shehab-3 missiles - with a 2,000km range (and we all know what that means) - even a suitably Islamic title to the... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency) The Independent
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 Rules 'threaten to expose troops'
New Government guidelines threaten to expose British troops, intelligence service agents and other personnel to charges of aiding and abetting torture, the High Court has been told. The Equality and... (photo: AP / Nabil al-Juran) The Guardian
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 Iran test-fires 14 missiles during military drills
Tehran, Iran (CNN) -- Iran has successfully test-fired 14 missiles during military drills, Iranian news agencies reported Tuesday. Following the unveiling of several missile silos Monday, Tuesday's... (photo: AP / Fars News Agency, Vahid Reza Alaei) CNN
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 Syria Allows Opposition to Meet in Damascus
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Scores of opposition figures met publicly Monday in Damascus for the first time since Syria’s antigovernment uprising began. The officially sanctioned gathering... (photo: AP) Herald Tribune
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 Palestinian reconciliation stalls: Hamas leader
A top Hamas official says efforts to form a joint government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah group have stalled. Mahmoud... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Khaleej Times
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 Flotilla activists seek "blood" -Israeli FM
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Tuesday participants in an aid flotilla planning to challenge an Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip were seeking "confrontation... (photo: AP / Tara Todras-Whitehill) Hartford Courant
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 Hamas leader: Palestinian reconciliation stalls
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - A top Hamas official says efforts to form a joint government with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' rival Fatah group have stalled. Mahmoud Zahar is the first official from... (photo: AP / Yin Dongxun, Pool) Herald Tribune
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 Syrian opposition seeks 'peaceful transition'
Syrian opposition figures have declared support for the "peaceful uprising" in the country, calling for a peaceful transition to democracy. About 160 critics of the regime met in the... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi) Al Jazeera
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