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Libyan aid ship nears Gaza, but final port in doubt
A Libyan ship carrying aid for Palestinians in Gaza has asked to dock in Egypt, an Egyptian official said on Tuesday, but mission organisers said the ship was still headed for the Israeli-blockaded territory.
Jul 14, 2010, 02:53
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Child only survivor in Libyan jet crash
The Airbus A330-200, which had been in service only since September, was flying from Johannesburg to the Libyan capital when it crashed just short of the runway around 6 a.m. (5:00 a.m. British time), the airline and planemaker said.
May 12, 2010, 20:16
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French Navy hands over suspected pirates to Somalia
French navy officers handed over 22 suspected Somali pirates to semi-autonomous Puntland's authorities and they will be arraigned in local courts, officials said on Saturday.
Mar 14, 2010, 09:15
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Yemen separatist shot dead near southern checkpoint
Yemeni security forces shot dead a southern separatist near a remote military checkpoint, local sources said Sunday, in violence that could inflame already high tensions in the south.
Mar 14, 2010, 09:00
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Lebanese Druze leader makes Syrian overture
Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt said a televised interview Saturday comments he made about Syria's president Bashar al-Assad in 2007 had been "inappropriate" and "came at a moment of anger."
Mar 14, 2010, 08:24
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All feared dead in Ethiopian plane crash
All 90 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines plane were feared dead after it plunged into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire, minutes after taking off from Beirut in a raging thunderstorm on Monday.
Jan 25, 2010, 20:28
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U.S. says Yemen raid allowed embassy opening
The American embassy in Yemen reopened on Tuesday after a raid near Sanaa that killed two al Qaeda militants addressed specific security concerns that had forced U.S. and European missions to close, the embassy said.
Jan 5, 2010, 13:18
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Police fire teargas in Iran protests - website
Police fired teargas on Monday to disperse supporters of reformist leader Mirhossein Mousavi who gathered to express their condolences over his nephew's death in an anti-government rally, an Iranian opposition website said.
Dec 28, 2009, 13:30
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Bomb at Shi'ite procession in Pakistan kills 15
A suicide bomber attacked a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Pakistan's commercial capital Karachi on Monday, killing at least 15 people, police said.
Dec 28, 2009, 13:28
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Abu Dhabi throws Dubai lifeline
Abu Dhabi threw its flashy but debt-laden neighbour Dubai a $10 billion (6.2 billion pounds) lifeline on Monday to head off a bond default, cheering Gulf and global markets but raising questions about the undisclosed terms.
Dec 14, 2009, 14:39
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Israel says enforcing West Bank settlement moratorium
Israeli inspectors armed with aerial maps and empowered to confiscate construction equipment have begun enforcing a limited government moratorium on new building in West Bank settlements, officials said on Monday.
Nov 30, 2009, 20:10
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Soldiers' mutiny raises concern in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced concern on Tuesday over a mutiny by pro-settler soldiers that raised fears of more rebellion in the ranks in any future land-for-peace moves with the Palestinians.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:38
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New site shows Iran insists on enrichment
Building a second uranium enrichment site is a "political message" from Iran that neither sanctions nor possible military attack will ever halt its nuclear program, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:35
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Israel rebuffs calls for Jerusalem settlement halt
Israel declined comment on Tuesday on a report of new U.S. demands it curb settlement round Jerusalem, but it reaffirmed its determination to go on building on occupied West Bank land that it has annexed to the city.
Nov 17, 2009, 13:29
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U.S. Army gunman's act "impossible": grandfather
The grandfather of a U.S. Army psychiatrist accused of shooting dead 13 people and wounding 30 others at a base in Texas said on Saturday he found it impossible to believe his grandson had committed the act.
Nov 9, 2009, 14:19
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Arab states "disappointed" with U.S.-Israeli talks
Arab states are deeply disappointed that U.S.-Israeli talks last week failed to produce greater pressure for a freeze on settlement-building, Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said on Monday.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:07
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Civilian deaths in Iraq jump higher in October
The number of civilians killed by violence in Iraq jumped higher in October after two huge suicide bombings in Baghdad while the two U.S. soldiers killed in combat in October was the lowest monthly number this year, data showed.
Nov 2, 2009, 17:02
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Israel not undermining al-Aqsa foundations: Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday blamed recent violence at Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque on Arab "extremist elements" whom he said spread lies that Israel intended to dig under the holy site.
Oct 12, 2009, 16:14
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Netanyahu draws fire in Israel over secret trip
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drew the wrath of Israel's most influential newspapers on Thursday over what they described as lies issued by his office about a secret flight to Russia.
Sep 10, 2009, 21:05
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Lebanon's Hariri abandons effort to form government
Lebanese prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down after more than 10 weeks of trying to form a unity government with opposition groups including Hezbollah.
Sep 10, 2009, 21:00
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Bus bombings south of Baghdad kill at least 11
Bombs planted on two minibuses killed at least 11 people and wounded 12 near the usually quiet southern town of Kut on Monday, officials said.
Aug 24, 2009, 20:26
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At least 6 killed by bombs at Baghdad restaurant
At least six people were killed when two bombs exploded at a popular restaurant in a predominantly Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood of eastern Baghdad on Sunday, Iraqi police said.
Aug 16, 2009, 19:06
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Signs of Taliban rift hearten Pakistan, U.S
U.S. and Pakistani officials meeting on Sunday said they were heartened by signs of a rift between Pakistani Taliban factions after the apparent death of militant leader Baitullah Mehsud.
Aug 16, 2009, 19:01
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Hamas asserts power in Gaza after Qaeda clash
Hamas militiamen were out in strength in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, asserting their authority over the Palestinian enclave after a bloody showdown with a rival Islamist splinter group aligned with al Qaeda.
Aug 16, 2009, 18:55
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Ahmadinejad plans female ministers in Iran cabinet
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday he would propose at least three female ministers in his new cabinet following Iran's disputed election, an unprecedented move in the conservative Islamic state.
Aug 16, 2009, 15:37
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Iran candidate says prisoners tortured to death
Iran's defeated presidential candidate Mehdi Karoubi said on his website Thursday that some of those arrested after the June presidential election were tortured to death, but other inmates defended their treatment.
Aug 13, 2009, 22:33
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Muslim rebels expand attacks, at least 80 dead
Muslim rebels on Monday expanded their attack on Nigerian security forces to three northern states, with at least 80 people dead in two days of clashes, security sources said.
Jul 27, 2009, 20:41
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Incumbents ahead in Iraq Kurd vote, but challenged
Powerful Kurdish ruling parties appeared to fend off a surprisingly strong opposition challenge in weekend elections in Iraqi Kurdistan, locked in a bitter feud with Baghdad authorities over land and oil.
Jul 27, 2009, 20:37
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Arab human rights group barred for year by U.N.
The United Nations decided on Monday to bar an Arab human rights group for a year after Algeria argued that it brought in a "known terrorist" to speak on its behalf at a meeting in Geneva.
Jul 27, 2009, 20:31
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Israeli settlements "political suicide": Merkel ally
A senior member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative party on Tuesday urged Israel not to build more settlements, warning it risked political suicide if it continued to do so.
Jul 21, 2009, 16:28
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Inquiry launched into Iraqi detainee's death
Britain launched a public inquiry on Monday into the death of an Iraqi civilian and the alleged mistreatment of nine others at the hands of British soldiers in southern Iraq in September 2003.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:32
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Britain curbs arms sales to Israel over Gaza war
Britain said on Monday it had blocked some arms sales to Israel over the offensive in the Gaza Strip in January, which Britain and its EU allies condemned as a "disproportionate" response to Palestinian violence.
Jul 13, 2009, 19:25
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Israel's Barak sees progress in U.S. envoy talks
Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Monday he and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell had made progress in their second session of talks within a week on encouraging regional peace.
Jul 6, 2009, 21:41
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Iran Guards threaten protest crackdown
Iran's hardline Revolutionary Guards threatened on Monday to crush demonstrations, after opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi urged supporters to pursue their protests over a disputed presidential election.
Jun 22, 2009, 19:19
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Fayyad to Palestinians: unite for state in 2 years
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad set a goal on Monday of establishing a Palestinian state within two years.
Jun 22, 2009, 18:56
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