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Turkish soldiers kill 16 PKK militants after convoy attack
World
August 23, 2012
Turkish soldiers kill 16 PKK militants after convoy attack
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey — Turkish troops have killed 16 Kurdish guerrillas in an operation in southeast Turkey targeting militants who launched…
UN chief defies US, Israel; plans to attend Tehran summit
World
August 22, 2012
UN chief defies US, Israel; plans to attend Tehran summit
UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to attend a summit meeting of leaders of non-aligned developing nations…
Morsy to visit the US in September
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Morsy to visit the US in September
— President Mohamed Morsy will visit the United States on 23 September, making his first trip there since taking power…
Egypt says formally requests US$4.8 bn IMF loan
Business
August 22, 2012
Egypt says formally requests US$4.8 bn IMF loan
Egypt has formally requested a US$4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, a spokesman for its president said on…
Iran unveils new missile, starts air defense site
World
August 21, 2012
Iran unveils new missile, starts air defense site
DUBAI — Iran unveiled on Tuesday what it said was an upgraded short-range missile and said it would build a new…
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
World
August 21, 2012
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Four people were killed and more than 60 wounded in clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawis in Lebanon's northern…
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
World
August 21, 2012
Top US general’s aircraft damaged by rockets in Afghanistan
KABUL — Insurgents fired two rockets at the main NATO airbase in Afghanistan, damaging an aircraft used by US Joint Chiefs…
Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Benghazi
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Car of Egyptian diplomat blown up in Benghazi
A car belonging to an Egyptian diplomat was blown up near his home in the eastern Libyan city Benghazi on…
Egypt to send aircraft and tanks into Sinai
Egypt
August 20, 2012
Egypt to send aircraft and tanks into Sinai
Egypt is preparing to use aircraft and tanks in Sinai for the first time since the 1973 war with…
Israel finds rocket shrapnel near Egypt border
Egypt
August 18, 2012
Israel finds rocket shrapnel near Egypt border
JERUSALEM — Israeli forces discovered the remnants of a rocket on Friday near the border with Egypt, two days after…