 Ahmadinejad: Iran's populist and pariah leaves the stage
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be replaced as Iran's president in the country's presidential elections late this month. An official visit to Ghana offered a glimpse of what drives one of the... (photo: AP / Amr Nabil) BBC News
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 Turkish PM again dismisses protests
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again dismissed street protests against his rule as organised by extremists, described them as a temporary blip and angrily rejected comparisons with... (photo: AP / Thanassis Stavrakis) Belfast Telegraph
Photos Politics Protest Turkey Wikipedia: 2013 protests in Turkey |
 Mahmoud Abbas appoints new Palestinian PM Rami Hamdallah
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new prime minister following the resignation of Salam Fayyad. Rami Hamdallah, a British-educated academic and political independent, will... (photo: AP / Majdi Mohammed) BBC News
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 UN nuclear chief says no progress on Iran
The UN nuclear agency chief has said that talks with Iran have been "going around in circles", with no progress on efforts to clarify concerns about its nuclear programme. Yukiya Amano,... (photo: AP / Ronald Zak) Al Jazeera
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 Turkey’s PM Recep Erdogan dismisses protesters as just ‘a few looters’ as thousands return to ...
Turkey’s Prime Minister has rejected claims from protesters, who have taken to the streets across the country over the past two days, that he is an authoritarian leader, as thousands of people marched... (photo: AP / Burhan Ozbilici) The Independent
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 Palestinian Nakbas and Revenge of Geography
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Geography is usually vengeful towards conquerors and oppressors. Israel's geography, rather than a cushion, has become a prison from which there is no... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb) WorldNews.com
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 WikiLeaks whistleblower Bradley Manning on trial
The trial starts Monday of Bradley Manning, the US soldier who gave thousands of classified US documents to the WikiLeaks website. Manning denies the most serious charge of aiding the enemy and... (photo: AP / Patrick Semansky) France24
Bradley Manning Photos Trial Whistleblower Wikipedia: WikiLeaks |
 Turkey's Urban Revolt Signals a Critical Phase in Turkish Politics
Despite the astonishing, far-reaching changes that Turkey has undergone in recent years, clouds of anxiety are gathering over the country. The apprehension has little to do with the economy. The... (photo: AP) Huffington Post
Photos Politics Protest Turkey Wikipedia: 2013 Taksim Gezi Park protests |
 Syrian Rebels Fight in Lebanon, Car Bomb Hits Damascus
VOA News Syrian rebels opposed to President Bashar al-Assad appear to have fought a rare battle inside Lebanon, exchanging fire with members of pro-Assad Lebanese group Hezbollah. Lebanese security... (photo: AP / Manu Brabo) Voa News
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 Deadly car bombing targets security forces in Damascus
DAMASCUS - A car bombing in Damascus on Sunday killed at least nine security forces, a watchdog said, as aid groups urged the evacuation of civilians trapped in the embattled Syrian town of Qusayr.... (photo: AP / SANA) Middle East Online
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