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Captain of team and his brother say violence in which more 70 fans died had been plannedTwin brothers who play for the football team Al-Masry, whose match against a rival team in Egypt ended in a massacre, claim the violence was encouraged by the police with...(more)
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Massive artillery barrage comes as Russia and China veto UN security council resolution calling on president to step downThe Syrian city of Homs was left reeling on Saturday from harrowing accounts of a massacre that has left hundreds of people dead. Residents of the besieged city...(more)
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Reuters - An explosion hit the gas pipeline between Egypt, Israel and Jordan Sunday in Northern Sinai, witnesses and state TV said.
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Rock-throwing protesters fought riot police officers through clouds of tear gas near Egypt’s Interior Ministry, on a second day of clashes triggered by the deaths at a soccer riot in Port Said.
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Executive order halts transactions by Iranian bank in US, despite concerns that it may drive up petroleum costsBarack Obama has ordered the freezing of Iranian government assets in the US, including transactions by the Iranian Central Bank, in tightened sanctions over Tehran's nuclear programme.The White House...(more)
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- A simple trip to the store in Iran these days offers a crash course in life under Western economic sanctions....
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US President Barack Obama places new sanctions on Iran, blocking government assets held in the US, including the Iranian Central Bank.
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AP - Police in Malawi say they have fired tear gas to disperse stone-throwing vendors resisting orders they move off the streets to designated flea markets.
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MANAMA (Reuters) - Anti-government protesters clashed with Bahraini police in Manama on Thursday, a rare protest in the capital as majority Shi'ite Muslims try to sustain pressure for more reforms ahead of the February 14 anniversary of a pro-democracy uprising.
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Fans mourn dead and vow revenge as MPs blame lack of security at Port Said stadium for riot which left 74 people deadEgyptians ranging from football fans to MPs have blamed the military rulers for the bloody post-match riot that left scores of people dead.Police were...(more)
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• Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov due in Damascus • Bombardment of Homs continues for fourth day• Splits emerge between Free Syrian Army and opposition10.10am: There has been much discussion about what Lavrov might say to Assad during their meeting. Twitter user @KarlreMarks (who specialises in...(more)
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Reuters - Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc resigned on Monday, joining a list of European leaders felled by fury at the kind of spending cuts that prompted weeks of mass protests in Bucharest against IMF-backed austerity.
