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Syrian troops widen offensive along border
AL-QASR, LEBANON — Syrian soldiers backed by warplanes battled rebels for control of strategic hilltop villages near the Lebanese border on Friday, as government troops step up counterattacks again...
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Palestinian Prime Minister Fayyad resigns
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday, leaving the Palestinians without one of their most moderate and well-respected voices just as the U.S. is launch...
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Associated Press Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak waves at his supporters. Mubarak with his sons Alaa (right) and Gamal (left) attended a hearing in their retrial on appeal in Cairo on Saturday.
Mubarak appears in court
CAIRO — The judge in Hosni Mubarak’s retrial recused himself at the start of the first session on Saturday, citing a conflict of interest as the former Egyptian president appeared in court for the ...
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Associated Press North Korean military officers look from a sight-seeing boat Wednesday while sailing on the Yalu River near North Korea's town of Sinuiju. North Korea delivered a fresh round of rhetoric Thursday with claims it had "powerful striking means" on standby for a missile launch, while Seoul and Washington speculated that the country is preparing to test a medium-range missile during upcoming national celebrations.
Korea hints it will launch missile
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Hinting at a missile launch, North Korea delivered a fresh round of war rhetoric with claims it has “powerful striking means” on standby. Seoul and Washington speculated th...
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Syrian troops launch for southern assault
BEIRUT — Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive in the south, capturing a town and killing at least 45 people including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday. The ...
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Serbian suspect connected to shooting rampage dies
BELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian veteran suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting rampage and then turning the gun on himself and his wife died Thursday, hospital officials said. Ljubisa Bogda...
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Mali mayor accused of drug trafficking
BAMAKO, Mali — Authorities have arrested a mayor in northeastern Mali on drug trafficking charges three years after a plane full of cocaine landed near his town, officials said Thursday. Baba Ou...
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Associated Press South Korean vehicles return home while being escorted by a military vehicle upon their arrival at the customs office near the border village of Panmunjom, South Korea, on Wednesday.
Talk of missile test not consuming city
PYONGYANG, North Korea — As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was stran...
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Korean capital shows calm
PYONGYANG, North Korea — Scores of North Koreans of all ages planted trees as part of a forestation campaign — armed with shovels, not guns. In the evening, women in traditional dress danced in the...
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30 soldiers killed in northwest valley
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Four days of fierce fighting in northwestern Pakistan left 30 soldiers and nearly 100 militants dead as the army attempted to wrestle control of a remote, mountainous valley fr...
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