 Iraq President Jalal Talabani's health 'improving'
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is responding well to treatment in hospital, officials say, two days after reportedly suffering a stroke. His medical co-ordinator, Najmaldin Karim, told the Reuters... (photo: US DoD / Jerry Morrison) BBC News
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 AP Interview: Syria rebels fear chemical weapons
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 Iran reiterates NATO Patriot deployment in Turkey "provocative"
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast reiterated Tuesday that NATO's deployment of Patriot missiles in Turkey is a "provocative" move. Mehmanparast said that... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) CNTV
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 Palestinians to object at UN over escalation in settlement building
MARK WEISS in Jerusalem The Palestinians will file a complaint at the United Nations Security Council against Israeli plans to press ahead with massive construction in areas of east Jerusalem captured... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) Irish Times
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 One year after US withdrawal, uncertainty reigns in Iraq
One year after US forces completed their withdrawal from Iraq on December 18, 2011, Iraq continues to see regular outbreaks of sectarian violence and almost daily terrorist attacks, including a wave... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim) France24
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 Israeli leader vows more east Jerusalem settlement
JERUSALEM - Israel's prime minister has rejected international criticism of plans to build thousands of settlement homes in east Jerusalem, insisting construction will move forward. Prime Minister... (photo: AP / Gali Tibbon, Pool) Herald Tribune
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 Egypt, Saudi suspend Brazil beef import over madcow
BRASILIA, Brazil - Egypt and Saudi Arabia have become the latest countries to suspend imports of Brazilian beef over a two-year-old case of mad cow disease. The two Middle... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Middle East Online
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 Iraqi President Talabani suffers a stroke
Baghdad: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has been hospitalised in Baghdad after suffering a stroke and is in stable condition, a spokesman for the prime minister said on Tuesday. The development... (photo: AP / Tolga Bozoglu) Deccan Chronicle
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 Palestinian refugees flee Syria
More than 1,000 Palestinian refugees living in Syria have crossed into Lebanon in the past 24 hours, a source at the Lebanese border said today, after Syrian rebels took control of a Palestinian... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Irish Times
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 Fuel shortage blocks aid support in Syria, UN warns
The UN's humanitarian chief has called on Syria to urgently allow fuel imports for aid deliveries and give access to 10 more aid agencies. Valerie Amos met government officials in the capital,... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) BBC News
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