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I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Cinema/TV
March 10, 2012
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Libyan PM promises brighter future for women
World
March 10, 2012
Libyan PM promises brighter future for women
Women "will have a place" in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said…
Tens of thousands rally in Bahrain urging reform: activist
World
March 9, 2012
Tens of thousands rally in Bahrain urging reform: activist
Tens of thousands of Bahrainis flooded the streets of the capital Manama on Friday demanding political reforms, a year after…
Israeli strike kills Gaza militant leader: militants
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Israeli strike kills Gaza militant leader: militants
An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip killed the head of the Popular Resistance Committees militant group on Friday,…
Syria army sends reinforcements to Idlib hotspot as Syria death toll almost at 8,500
World
March 7, 2012
Syria army sends reinforcements to Idlib hotspot as Syria death toll almost at 8,500
The death toll in Syria since protests erupted against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad last March has reached 8,458,…
Two sentenced to death for beheading military officer
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Two sentenced to death for beheading military officer
An Egyptian military court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for beheading an army officer during the uprising that…
Sightings reported as Japan penguin hunt continues
Environment
March 7, 2012
Sightings reported as Japan penguin hunt continues
The hunt for a penguin at large in Tokyo after escaping from an aquarium continued for the third day Wednesday,…
Rights group slams Islamist attacks on schools in Nigeria
World
March 7, 2012
Rights group slams Islamist attacks on schools in Nigeria
Global rights watchdog Human Rights Watch Wednesday condemned attacks by suspected members of Boko Haram on schools in and around…
Netanyahu meets Clinton as US visit winds up
World
March 6, 2012
Netanyahu meets Clinton as US visit winds up
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions, after…
Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border
World
March 6, 2012
Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border
Abu Ali says he has only God to thank today for sparing his life and that of his wife and…