May 23, 2013
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Associated Press The Iron Dome defense system fires to intercept incoming missiles from Gaza on Nov. 15 in the port town of Ashdod, Israel. Israel's military has deployed Iron Dome defense system to the north of the country following Israeli airstrikes in neighboring Syria targeting weapons believed to be destined for Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.
Airstrikes prompt anger in Syria
BEIRUT — Israel rushed to beef up its rocket defenses on its northern border Sunday to shield against possible retaliation after carrying out two airstrikes in Syria over 48 hours — an unprecedente...
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Malaysia’s long-ruling coalition hangs on to power
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia’s long-governing coalition won national elections with a weakened majority to extend its unbroken, 56-year rule, fending off the strongest opposition it has ever f...
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In Pakistan town, men have spoken: No women vote
MATEELA, Pakistan — For decades, not a single woman in this dusty Pakistani village surrounded by wheat fields and orange trees has voted. And they aren’t likely to in next week’s parliamentary ele...
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Associated Press Somali soldiers gather at the scene of a suicide car bomb blast Sunday in the capital Mogadishu. A Somali police official at the scene said four civilians and a soldier were killed after the suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy.
Suicide bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation. ...
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Saudis allow girls’ schools sports
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabian girls will be allowed to play sports in private schools for the first time, according to a decision announced on Saturday, the latest in a series of incremental...
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Associated Press Syrian president Bashar Assad (right) greets spectators during the inauguration ceremony of a statue dedicated on Saturday. Assad's second public appearance in a week came as Israeli officials confirmed the country's air force carried out a strike against Syria.
Israel enforces ‘red line’ with Syria airstrike
BEIRUT — With a second airstrike against Syria in four months, Israel enforced its own red line of not allowing game-changing weapons to reach Lebanon’s Hezbollah, a heavily armed foe of the Jewish...
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Associated Press Iran's former nuclear negotiator Hasan Rohani, a potential front-runner in the presidential race, addresses the audience in a campaign rally on Thursday in Tehran, Iran.
Election offers change
TEHRAN, Iran — For eight years, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has played the role of global provocateur-in-chief: questioning the Holocaust, saying Israel should be erased from the map and p...
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7 service members killed in Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven U.S. soldiers and a member of the NATO-led coalition were killed Saturday in one of the deadliest days for Americans and other foreign troops in Afghanistan in recent mon...
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Venezuela’s essential oil industry tanks
MORON, Venezuela — Only the filthy water from broken sewer pipes keeps the dust down in front of Ramon Boet’s shop, which sells statues of saints and other religious objects. In the distance, ma...
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Sectarian killings reported in Syrian village of Bayda
BEIRUT — The bodies of the Syrian boys and young men in jeans and casual shirts were strewn along a blood-stained pavement, dying apparently where they fell. Weeping women moved among the dead, and...
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