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Nearly a year and a half after the ouster of autocratic leader Hosni Mubarak, millions of Egyptians lined up for hours outside polling stations Wednesday to freely choose a president for the first time in an election that pits old regime figures promising stability against ascending...(more)
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Diplomats from six world powers offered Iran new proposals Wednesday to ease international concerns about its nuclear program, but appeared to reject Tehran's appeals to ease economic sanctions to help move along talks.
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TALIQAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) - More than 120 schoolgirls and three teachers have been poisoned in the second attack in as many months blamed on conservative radicals in the country's north, Afghan police and education officials said on Wednesday. The attack occurred in Takhar province where police...(more)
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(Reuters) - World powers began talks with Iran on Wednesday to test its readiness under pressure of sanctions to scale back its nuclear program, seeking to ease a decade-old standoff and avert the threat of a Middle East war. The stakes could hardly be higher: global...(more)
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Two western women doctors among those abducted by unidentified gunmen in lawless north-eastern districtFive aid workers, including two western women doctors, have been kidnapped by gunmen in north-eastern Afghanistan, according to police and the provincial governor's office .The aid workers, working for a foreign-based aid group,...(more)
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State media in Syria have denied claims by the Free Syrian Army that it has assassinated six of Bashar al-Assad's highest ranking officials1.35pm: More from Reuters on the explosion in Douma, in Damascus suburbs, today near a convoy carrying the head of the UN observers:Major General...(more)
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An Egyptian court sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison and acquitted eight Muslims on Monday in a case set off by religious tensions in the country's south.
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Al-Qaida's branch in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in the capital at a military parade rehearsal which killed nearly 100 soldiers and injured at least 200.
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Brotherhood's power, evidenced by rallies on last night of campaign, means candidate Mohamed Morsi can't be written off Under searchlight beams probing the night sky over Cairo, the crowd of thousands roared as one: "Inshallah" - God willing - "Mohamed Morsi will be president of Egypt."...(more)
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The attacker targets soldiers rehearsing for a parade in Yemen's capital. Ansar al Sharia, an Al Qaeda affiliate, claims responsibility. At least 300 are hurt.SANA, Yemen — A suicide bomber targeted soldiers rehearsing Monday for a military parade here, killing as many as 112 people and...(more)
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LONDON (Reuters) - Egypt's military rulers plan to spend close to $1 billion on diesel this summer, a spike in imports as they brace for a first free presidential election triggered by last year's uprising with a wary eye on renewed civil unrest.
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Army push on with offensive in bid to regain control of Zinjibar, a key town in the south of the countryFresh clashes between al-Qaida fighters and government forces in Yemen left 17 dead, military officials have said, as the army pushed on with an offensive to...(more)
