- Hezbollah blames south Lebanon blast on Israel AP - 13 mins ago
Hezbollah's Manar TV station has reported a blast in southern Lebanon, saying Israel remotely detonated a spying device planted in the area. More »Hezbollah blames south Lebanon blast on Israel
Hezbollah's Manar TV station has reported a blast in southern Lebanon, saying Israel remotely detonated a spying device planted in the area.
- Syria violence surges as UN calls for protection ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY - AP - 17 mins ago
The United Nations' human rights chief called on the international community to protect Syrian civilians Friday as violence surged across the country, with hours of intense … More »Syria violence surges as UN calls for protection
- Israel's chief justice clashes with nationalists DAN PERRY - AP - 37 mins ago
Israel's chief justice came under fire on Friday from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, after she went public with concerns that parliamentarians … More »Israel's chief justice clashes with nationalists
Israel's chief justice came under fire on Friday from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, after she went public with concerns that parliamentarians are trying to undercut the Supreme Court's authority.
- Iraq: Key figures since the war began Associated Press - AP - 40 mins ago
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- Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt MAGGIE MICHAEL - AP - 1 hr 4 mins ago
Egypt's ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round of parliamentary … More »Ultraconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt
- Icon of US military now in Iraqi hands REBECCA SANTANA - AP - 1 hr 9 mins ago
Inside palace walls built by Saddam Hussein, U.S. generals plotted the war's course, tracked the mounting death toll and swore in new American citizens under gaudy glass … More »Icon of US military now in Iraqi hands
- Fresh Syria violence kills 4, wounds 2 Lebanese BASSEM MROUE - AP - 1 hr 14 mins ago
Hours of intense shooting and clashes across Syria killed at least four people Friday and wounded dozens more — including an 11-year-old girl who was struck by stray … More »Fresh Syria violence kills 4, wounds 2 Lebanese
- Gulf Sunni monarchies fear 'Shiite Spring' Faisal Baatout - AFP - 1 hr 35 mins ago
The Sunni Muslim monarchies of the Gulf fear that Shiites on the Arabian peninsula will rise up against their rule, inspired by the Arab Spring, community leaders in … More »Gulf Sunni monarchies fear 'Shiite Spring'
- Jerusalem holy sites 'need special status': cardinal AFP - 2 hrs 38 mins ago
Peace negotiations in the Middle East must tackle the issue of the status of the holy sites, Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, head of the Vatican's Council for Interreligious … More »Jerusalem holy sites 'need special status': cardinal
- Israel builds road for east Jerusalem settlements AFP - 2 hrs 46 mins ago
Jerusalem city council has begun work on a controversial new road linking settlement neighbourhoods in the annexed eastern sector to the centre, the website of the Haaretz … More »Israel builds road for east Jerusalem settlements
- Yemen bloodshed raises fears for power transfer Wissam Keyrouz - AFP - 3 hrs ago
Five people including a small girl were killed on Friday as troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh pressed a deadly assault on the city of Taez, medics said, raising … More »Yemen bloodshed raises fears for power transfer
- Eight killed in Iraq attacks AFP - 3 hrs ago
Bomb and gun attacks in Iraq have killed eight people, including four anti-Qaeda militiamen, and wounded 12 others, security officials said on Friday. More »Eight killed in Iraq attacks
Bomb and gun attacks in Iraq have killed eight people, including four anti-Qaeda militiamen, and wounded 12 others, security officials said on Friday.
- Iranians 'stage new anti-British rally' AFP - 3 hrs ago
Iranians in Tehran staged a fresh anti-British demonstration on Friday in support of the storming of Britain's diplomatic compounds earlier this week, the official IRNA … More »Iranians 'stage new anti-British rally'
- Ultranconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt AP - 4 hrs ago
A spokesman says an ultraconservative Islamist party plans to push for a stricter religious code in Egypt after claiming surprisingly strong gains in the first round … More »Ultranconservative Islamists make gains in Egypt
- Lebanese wounded by gunfire from Syria BASSEM MROUE - AP - 5 hrs ago
Lebanese security officials say at least two Lebanese citizens — including an 11-year-old girl — have been wounded by gunfire from across the Syrian border. More »Lebanese wounded by gunfire from Syria
- Yemeni troops shell southern city, killing 3 AHMED AL-HAJ - AP - 6 hrs ago
Yemeni government troops have shelled residential areas in the restive southern city of Taiz for a fourth straight day, killing three people there on Friday, residents … More »Yemeni troops shell southern city, killing 3
- EU names new sanctioned Syrian officials BASSEM MROUE - AP - 6 hrs ago
The European Union released Friday the names of Syrian officials and companies to be added to a growing sanctions blacklist, as activists reported fresh shooting and … More »EU names new sanctioned Syrian officials
- Syrian activists: Shooting near Lebanon border BASSEM MROUE - AP - 7 hrs ago
Activists have reported heavy shooting in the western Syrian town of Talkalakh, near the border with Lebanon. More »Syrian activists: Shooting near Lebanon border
- Syria rebels 'attack intelligence base, kill 8' AFP - 8 hrs ago
Mutinous soldiers have attacked a Syrian air force intelligence base in the northwestern province of Idlib, killing eight people, a rights group said on Friday. More »Syria rebels 'attack intelligence base, kill 8'
- US military hands Camp Victory over to Iraqis AP - 10 hrs ago
The U.S. military says it has handed over Camp Victory, a sprawling base at the edge of Baghdad that used to be the headquarters for the U.S. military, to the Iraqi … More »US military hands Camp Victory over to Iraqis
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