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Al-Qaeda urges militant `turncoats` to return to its ranks

The Al-Qaeda-linked umbrella group the Islamic State of Iraq has issued a call to Muslim militant fighters who have ...

Berlusconi and Obama deplore crackdown as death toll keeps rising

United States president Barack Obama and Italy`s prime minister Silvio Berlusconi have condemned the violent crackdown ...

Eight killed in Iraq violence

Insurgents killed at least six people in a bomb attack on the home of a Shiite family in a mainly Sunni town south of ...

Blind date to blindfold: The kidnap business in Iraq

Nineteen-year-old Mehdi was looking forward to meeting the girl who had been calling for days on his cell phone. But ...

Iraqi forces arrest 16 suspected Al Qaeda members

Iraqi security forces have arrested 16 suspected al Qaeda members accused of being behind more than 100 killings in ...

`50 killed` in Pakistan tribal offensive: officials

Pakistan officials said Friday that a four-day air and ground offensive against militants in a key tribal district had ...

Iraq attacks kill civilian, seven police

A drive-by shooting and other attacks in Iraq on Sunday killed a civilian and seven policemen, police and interior ...

Saudi will seek nuclear arms if Iran gets them: report

Saudi Arabia has warned NATO that it would pursue policies that could lead to "untold and possibly dramatic ...

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 ...

Iraq Shiite insurgents claim attack on US soldiers

A Shiite militant group that Washington alleges is sponsored by neighbouring Iran claimed responsibility Friday for ...

Sunni paramilitary leader assassinated in Iraq

A leader of Iraq`s Sunni paramilitary group was gunned down by unidentified assailants on Sunday near the capital, a ...

Bahrain police clash with Shi`ite religious marchers

Bahraini police clashed with Shi`ite marchers in a religious festival late on Sunday, less than a week after the Gulf ...

US welcomes Bahraini push for dialogue

The United States on Tuesday welcomed a call by Bahraini King Hamad for a national dialogue to begin July 1. "We ...

Baghdad hit by series of bombs, 15 killed

A series of bombings killed at least 15 people and wounded 74 more in the Baghdad area on Sunday, including a suicide ...

At least 34 killed in protests across Syria

Syrian security forces shot dead at least 34 people Friday, including a child, as pro-democracy protests swept the ...