 Afghan government agrees to Taliban-US talks
KABUL: The government of Afghanistan on Wednesday gave its blessing to talks between Taliban insurgents and the United States and to the opening of an office for the Islamists in Qatar. The hardline... (photo: USMC / Cpl. Reece Lodder) The Times of India
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 The case against military intervention in Syria
- Looking back to 2011, the effect of the Arab Spring is still lingering. People have risen in Tunisia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and Syria and initiated a worldwide quest for political rights and... (photo: AP / Hussein Malla) Al Jazeera
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 Pushing Iran towards a nuclear bomb
- The United States and its Western allies have utilised nearly every tool at their disposal to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, from sanctions and sabotage to cyber attacks and... (photo: AP / Ilan Assayag) Al Jazeera
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 Oil drift lower toward $102 in Europe as traders eye improving US economy, Iran tensions
Oil prices retreated toward $102 a barrel Wednesday as investors booked profits following big gains in the previous session when further evidence of an improving U.S. economy emerged and tensions in... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Washington Post
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 Palace allay fears of OFWs in Syria over lack of opportunities in home country
Manila: The palace on Wednesday allayed fears among Filipino migrant workers in Syria over the perceived lack of job opportunities in their home country as it said livelihood assistance for... (photo: AP / Mohammad Hannon) Gulf News
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 Qatar Airways ends 2011 with top accolades at Business Traveller USA Awards
Qatar Airways has received top accolades at the prestigious Business Traveller USA magazine awards ceremony in Los Angeles. Readers voted the Five-Star carrier Best Airline for International Travel... (photo: Creative Commons / Per aspera ad Astra) TravelDailyNews
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 Netanyahu's anti-cyber terror task force is virtually nonexistent
Seven months after being announced to much fanfare, experts say Israel's anti-cyber terror task force is... (photo: AP / Seth Wenig) Ha'aretz
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 US dismisses Iran navy warning
The Obama administration has brushed aside Iran's warning to keep US aircraft carriers out of the Gulf. The US said the Iranian threat was as a consequence of hard-hitting American sanctions on the... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Irish Times
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 Turkish foreign minister to visit Iran to discuss nuclear program, developments in Syria, Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey — Officials say Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will visit Iran for talks on the country’s nuclear program and developments in Iraq and Syria. The Turkish Foreign... (photo: AP) The Washington Post
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 Ahmadinejad revokes appointment of son-in-law
Tehran: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad revoked his decision to appoint Mahdi Khorshidi-Azad, his son-in-law, as the... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) Zeenews
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