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3 hrs ago | Rome News

Syria troops fight rebels near Shiite shrine

Syrian troops backed by Lebanese Hezbollah fighters clashed Wednesday with rebel forces south of a Damascus suburb that is home to a major Shiite Muslim shrine, in an attempt to secure the area surrounding the revered site, activists said.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Explosion

4 hrs ago | Boston Herald

Palestinian party toughens line on Israel talks

An adviser to the Palestinian president says Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement wants him to stick to long-standing demands for resuming talks with Israel.

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Related Topix: Israel, Palestinian Territories, Opinion

6 hrs ago | Seattle Times

UAE charges 30 suspects with plotting coup

A state security prosecutor in the United Arab Emirates says 30 Egyptian and UAE suspects have been charged with plotting a coup linked to a network of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a case likely to further strain relations with Cairo.

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Related Topix: United Arab Emirates, World News

8 hrs ago | Lake Wylie Pilot

UN, US ask Filipinos not to leave Golan Heights

The United Nations and Washington have separately asked the Philippines not to withdraw its more than 300 Filipino peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, warning of "maximum volatility" in the region after a number of countries decided to pull out their peacekeeping forces amid escalating violence, the Philippines' top diplomat said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Philippines

12 hrs ago | WTOP-FM Washington

Turkey's 'standing man' to join ranks of icons?

The image was stark -- a silent, solitary figure standing in passive defiance to the Turkish prime minister's demand for protesters to clear Taksim Square in central Istanbul.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Tue Jun 18, 2013

WTOP-FM Washington

Star-studded party for Israeli president's 90th

Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof Tuesday to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres for his upcoming 90th birthday, reflecting world respect for one of the country's peace pioneers.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Shimon Peres, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Stone, Mystery Movies, Crime Movies, Drama Movies, Action Movies, Adventure

The Fresno Bee

Iraqi suicide bombers hit Baghdad mosque, kill 34

Umm Satta grieves for her slain college student son, Sattar Jabbar, near Habib al-Asadi Shiite mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Iraq, World News,

CBS 3 Springfield

Syrian pound tumbles on US plans to arm rebels

Many exchange shops closed in Damascus on Tuesday, fearing more chaos a day after the Syrian currency plunged to a new record low, reflecting growing fears in the capital following a U.S. decision to arm rebel groups fighting to topple President Bashar Assad's regime.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Holyoke, MA, Springfield, MA

KSDK-TV Saint Louis

U.S., Afghans, Taliban to begin peace talks in Qatar

Afghanistan officials will open a U.S.-backed office in the Gulf nation of Qatar as early as Tuesday to facilitate direct peace talks with the Taliban, according to three senior administration officials.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Qatar, Hamid Karzai, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), US Military, US Army

NorthJersey.com

Israel police hunt for vandals that hit Arab town

Israeli police have launched an investigation to find perpetrators who vandalized cars and sprayed hate graffiti in an Arab town near Jerusalem.

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CBS News

Reports that Turkish cops arresting protest suspects

Men detained for standing on Taksim Square in a protest against the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are seen arrested inside a truck used by the Turkish police, June 18, 2013.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Newsday

New Iranian president promises 'moderation'

Iran's newly elected president showcased his reform-leaning image Monday by promising a "path of moderation" that includes greater openness on Tehran's nuclear program and overtures to Washington.

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Related Topix: Iran, World News

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Army Times

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Air Force, Iraq, World News, Train Disaster, Boat Disaster, US Navy

Salisbury Journal

Putin tackled over stance on Syria

Western nations are facing down Russian president Vladimir Putin at the G8 summit in Northern Ireland over his support for the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Vladimir Putin, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Fermanagh County, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Seattle Times

Yemen protesters demand Gitmo detainees release

Yemeni and American rights protesters have staged a demonstration in front of U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, demanding release of Yemeni Guantanamo detainees.

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Related Topix: World News, Yemen, US Military Prisons, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, Prison, US News, Camp Delta

Tri-cityherald.com

Kurds fight for place in Syrian civil war

In this Sunday, March 3, 2013 file photo, A Kurdish female member of the Popular Protection Units stands guard at a check point near the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syria.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News

Boston Herald

How Britain spies on friends and rivals alike

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden's leaks to the Guardian newspaper have thrown back the curtain on the world of diplomatic espionage, revealing - in explicit detail - how British spies monitor enemies and allies alike.

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Related Topix: Turkey, World News, Boston University, Opinion

Seattle Times

In Israel, Streisand slams treatment of women

Streisand says she is distressed to read about women in Israel "being forced to sit on the back of the bus" and women being assaulted while praying at Jerusalem's Western Wall.

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Related Topix: Israel, World News, Entertainment

The Daily Star

Officials: Bombs, suicide attack kill 12 in Iraq

BAGHDAD: Three bomb attacks in Iraq including a blast inside a roadside restaurant killed 12 people on Monday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has left nearly 2,000 dead since the beginning of April.

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WHBF-TV Rock Island

Bomb in Syrian capital kills or wounds 20 troops

America's newest Miss USA is leaving a white collar job behind for a world of glamour in her new role - and she can't wait.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Lebanon