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Guinea president survives rocket attack

Guinea`s newly installed president survived a rocket attack on his residence that left a guard dead Tuesday and led to ...

Syria opposition group form council to counter Assad

A meeting of Syrian opposition figures in Istanbul ended late on Saturday with the election of a 25-member National ...

Syria envoy summoned over filming of US protests

Washington summoned the Syrian ambassador for talks this week after reports that embassy staff had filmed US protests ...

US slaps sanctions on Syrian security body

Washington said Wednesday it was setting sanctions on Syria`s Political Security Directorate for human rights abuses, ...

Dozens march for freedom in Saudi Arabia-youtube

Dozens of people wearing white shrouds have staged a peaceful march in the oil-producing region of eastern Saudi ...

Gunmen in Mexico kill 17 as FIFA tournament opens

At least 17 people were killed in a string of attacks in Mexico, authorities said Sunday, including a shooting at a ...

Syrian dissidents set up "National Council"

Syrian opposition activists have set up a "National Council" to spearhead the battle to oust President Bashar ...

Clinton, Lavrov discuss UN action on Syria: state

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke by telephone Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a UN ...

More than 10,000 have fled Syria: UN

More than 10,000 Syrians have fled into neighboring countries to escape a deadly government crackdown on opposition ...

Thousands of Syrian refugees flood into Turkey: report

Around 4,300 Syrians have fled a brutal crackdown against pro-democracy protesters and are staying in camps in ...

Kadhafi offered way out, heritage site `shelled`

Turkey said it has offered Moamer Kadhafi guarantees to leave Libya but has yet to receive a reply, as rebels on ...

Divided UN Atom Body Sends Syria to Security Council

The U.N. nuclear watchdog board reported Syria to the Security Council on Thursday for covert atomic work, a U.S.-led ...

38,000 internally displaced persons in Pakistan return homes: UN

The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday that 38,000 people, who had been displaced as the result of fighting ...

Japan seizes $4.4bn in Kadhafi assets: report

Japan has frozen $4.4 billion in assets belonging to Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi and his entourage under the terms of ...

Mexico drug gang fighting sets off exodus: mayor

Almost 2,000 people have fled their homes in Mexico`s western state of Michoacan due to fighting between local drug ...