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Donors pledge $4 bln aid to Yemen bulk of it Saudi

in International - Thu May 24, 2012

RIYADH, May 23, 2012 (AFP) - Donors, with Saudi Arabia in the lead, pledged $4 billion (3.2 billion euros) in aid to impoverished Yemen on Wednesday as it grapples with a

Al Qaeda bomber kills 96 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

Yemen has vowed to fight "terrorism" regardless of the sacrifices as al-Qaeda claimed it was behind a bombing that saw a soldier blow himself up in the midd

Violence in Syria spills over into Lebanon

in International - Tue May 22, 2012

BIREH, Lebanon (AP)  Syria\'s war barreled over the border with an angry, raucous funeral Monday for an anti-Syrian cleric whose killing set off a night of deadly st

How to Write About Israel

in International - Thu May 17, 2012

At a time when international desks are being cut to the bone, this is the one bone that the newshounds won\'t give up. Wars can be covered from thousands of miles away, g

Violence in Syria spills into Lebanon

in International - Mon May 14, 2012

BEIRUT Syrian forces killed at least five people when they raided a Sunni farming village Sunday, torching homes and looting shops in what activists said is a sign of wo

US coalition forces admit Afghan civilian deaths

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

KABUL NATO and US forces in Afghanistan admitted Friday that a number of civilians were killed in two separate airstrikes, days after President Hamid Karzai warned that

Afghanistan Uniformed attacker kills U S soldier

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

A man wearing an Afghan army uniform shot dead a U.S. soldier in the east of the country, one of two NATO troops killed Friday, military officials said. The Taliban claimed

US soldier killed by an attacker in Afghan army uniform

in International - Sat May 12, 2012

KABUL - A man wearing an Afghan army uniform fatally shot an American soldier in the east of the country, one of two NATO troops killed on Friday, military officials said. T

MQM man among three shot dead

in National - Wed May 09, 2012

KARACHI, May 8: Three persons, including an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, were shot dead in the city on Tuesday, police said.

They said that the

Egyptian troops protesters clash soldier killed

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

Egyptian troops blasted protesters with water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry on Friday in clashes that l

Calm returns to Cairo after day of deadly clashes

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO Calm returned to Cairo on Saturday after Egypt\'s military rulers imposed an overnight curfew around the defence ministry following fierce clashes between troops a

Egypt protest ends violently

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO - Egyptian troops blasted protesters with water cannons, tear gas, and live ammunition Friday, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry in clash

Overnight curfew imposed after troops, protesters clash in

in International - Sat May 05, 2012

CAIRO: Egyptian troops have blasted protesters with water cannons, tear gas and live ammunition, trying to prevent them from marching on the Defense Ministry in clashes t

Gunmen Kill 15 During Christian Service in Northern Nigeri

in International - Mon April 30, 2012

Gunmen in northern Nigeria attacked a university theater used for church services, killing at least 15 people.

Security officials say the gunmen threw small

Serial killer aide arrested in Karachi

in National - Wed April 25, 2012

Karachi police claim to have arrested a suspected "serial killer" and his aide who were allegedly involved in the heinous crime of murdering and dismembering bodies of four

US tries to limit damage from grisly Afghan photos

in International - Thu April 19, 2012

WASHINGTON: The United States swiftly condemned photos of soldiers posing with the mangled corpses of insurgents in Afghanistan, seeking to limit the fallout from the latest

Gaza horse riders have to jump unusual hurdles

in International - Wed April 18, 2012

GAZA CITY: Horse riding has become a popular hobby in the Gaza Strip but local Palestinians face constant hurdles – from a conservative society to Israel"s blockade on th

Karzai says NATO failed as 18-hr Kabul attack ends: Report

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

KABUL: Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Monday that a coordinated Taliban attack on Kabul showed a "failure" by Afghan intelligence and especially by NATO, while Washin

Lupe Fiasco, Kelly Rowland, Ice Cube And More Rock The Aus

in International - Tue April 17, 2012

Sydney hip hop and RnB fans filled ANZ Stadium on Sunday to see industry heavyweights perform live at \'Supafest 2012\'.

This was the second stop of the fou

Afghanistan, U.S. sign night raid authorization pact

in International - Mon April 09, 2012

KABUL, Afghanistan Tackling one of the major sources of friction in Washington\'s tenuous relationship with Kabul, U.S. officials on Sunday signed an agreement that give

Syrian refugees flee violence, talk of mass graves

in International - Sat April 07, 2012

REYHANLI, Turkey (AP) After days of relentless shelling and sniper attacks, thousands of Syrian refugees streamed across the border into Turkey with horrific account

Afghans kill three Nato troops

in International - Tue March 27, 2012

Afghan security forces have shot and killed two British troops and one American in two separate incidents, the latest in a rising number of attacks in which Afghan force

Afghan families compensated by U.S. in massacre

in International - Mon March 26, 2012

Kandahar, Afghanistan --

The United States paid $50,000 in compensation for each villager killed and $11,000 for each person wounded in a shooting rampage al

Timeline: Rogue attacks against NATO troops in Afghanistan

in International - Mon March 26, 2012

Foreign soldiers and advisers have come under increasing attacks from Afghan security personnel who are either "rogue" soldiers and police or insurgents who hav

Army charges Bales in Afghan killings, plans proceedings a

in International - Sat March 24, 2012

WASHINGTON Charges filed Friday against Joint Base Lewis-McChord Staff Sgt. Robert Bales reflect the horror of the crime: 17 counts of premeditated murder, more than