US envoy to Israel: US ready to strike Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.S. has plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons, Washington's…
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Yemeni army pushing into al-Qaida stronghold
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops battling al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen have made inroads into the militants' strongholds,…
Egypt: Owner of belly dancing TV station arrested
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a…
Algeria elections look good abroad, bad at home
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria overturned the Arab Spring's revolutionary narrative with elections that bolstered the longtime ruling…
Syrian opposition head offers to resign
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's main opposition council is crumbling under the weight of infighting and divisions over issues that cut to the…
Ahmadinejad wants to attend London Olympics
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that he is eager to attend the Olympic Games in London to support…
Egypt: Court acquits police in protesters' deaths
CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian court on Thursday found 14 policemen not guilty in the killing of protesters during last year's popular…
Iran warns West against pressure in nuclear talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Thursday his country is seeking "cooperation" from world powers in next week's…
Clashes in western Libyan town leave 6 dead
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Clashes in a western Libyan city left six dead and at least 20 injured on Wednesday, a government spokesman said.
Palestinian PM reshuffles Cabinet in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad replaced almost half of his West Bank-based Cabinet on Wednesday, a…
