Yemen: 36 killed in fighting with al-Qaida
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say fresh clashes with al-Qaida fighters in the south have left at least 34 people dead, while a…
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Libya: Benghazi holds first post-Gadhafi vote
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Residents of the eastern Libyan city that served as the cradle of the uprising that toppled Moammar Gadhafi…
Car bomb in eastern Syrian city kills 9
BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb in the parking lot of a Syrian military compound killed at least nine people Saturday, the latest in…
Libya: Benghazi hold first post-Gadhafi vote
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Residents of Benghazi have voted for a local council in the first elections in the eastern Libyan city since the…
Rights group accuses Egypt's military of torture
CAIRO (AP) — An international rights group on Saturday accused the Egyptian armed forces of beating and torturing protesters arrested…
Suicide blast in Syria hits military compound
BEIRUT (AP) — A car bomb tore through the parking lot of a military compound in an eastern Syrian city on Saturday, killing nine people…
Qatar and UAE call on citizens to leave Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Gulf states of Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have called on their citizens not to go to Lebanon and for those…
Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising…
Yemeni troops kill 11 al-Qaida militants in south
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops killed 11 al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen on Friday, as the army battled its way into the…
Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people…
