 Syrian planes pound rebels in north
BEIRUT — Syrian government warplanes unleashed deadly airstrikes on rebel strongholds in the country’s north on Tuesday, activists reported. The barrage came as the U.N. food agency warned... (photo: AP / Idlib News Network ENN) The Washington Times
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 Egyptian Islamists vow revenge against Israel for Gaza killings
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Islamist group in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula bordering Israel said on Tuesday it will take revenge against the Jewish state for the killing of Palestinian militants in Gaza at the... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Reuters
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 Israel needs to stop settlement activity: India
United Nations: Regretting the lack of progress in resolving the Palestinian stalemate, India has said the issue faces a "real danger" of being relegated to the sidelines even as it asked Israel to... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) Zeenews
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 As Syrians continue to flee, UN urges European Union to uphold asylum principles
Print 16 October 2012 – The United Nations today urged European Union (EU) member States to adhere to their asylum principles as the number of Syrians seeking refuge in these countries has started... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras) United Nations
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 Iran: New EU sanctions 'inhuman' and ineffective
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Tuesday denounced the new European Union sanctions as "inhuman," vowing they will not force any retreat on the country's suspect nuclear program. The remarks by Foreign... (photo: EC / EC) The News Tribune
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 Breaking the cycle of poverty with schooling
Some 200 million young people aged between 15 and 24 years old in developing countries never finish primary school. One in eight of those are unemployed, according to a new report published by UNESCO... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) Al Jazeera
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 Syria stands between Egypt and Iran
By Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO - The election of the Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi to the presidency this summer was followed by a flurry of conjecture that the restoration of... (photo: AP / Presidency Office) Asia Times
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 Jihadists' rise in Arab world threatens region's stability
The proliferation of militant jihadi groups across the Arab world is posing a new threat to the region's stability, presenting fresh challenges to emerging democracies and undermining prospects for a... (photo: AP / Raad Adayleh) The Independent
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 Israel sets early election amid Netanyahu popularity
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 At least five arrested as thousands rally in Kuwait
KUWAIT Oct 16 (Reuters) - At least five protesters were arrested and several injured in Kuwait as police tried to break up an opposition protest late on Monday, witnesses said. Authorities had asked... (photo: AP / Gustavo Ferrari) Reuters
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