Largest protests yet in Syria's biggest city
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces on Friday fired on protesters holding the largest opposition marches yet in Aleppo, a sign of rising…
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Yemeni troops kill 11 al-Qaida militants in south
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Government troops killed 11 al-Qaida fighters in southern Yemen on Friday, as the army battled its way into the…
Bomb blasts at bird market in Baghdad kill 5
BAGHDAD (AP) — Three bombs struck near simultaneously at a busy bird market in eastern Baghdad on Friday morning, killing five people…
Bahrain protesters decry unity plans with Saudis
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters chanting "Bahrain is not for sale" jammed a major highway Friday to denounce…
Top Israel court tightens enforcement of equal pay
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli feminists on Friday welcomed a Supreme Court ruling they say will help enforce equal pay laws for men and women.
Iranians rally to denounce Bahrain-Saudi ties
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranians rallied Friday to denounce efforts by Bahrain's Sunni rulers to forge closer ties with Saudi Arabia, a…
UN observers chief calls for end to Syria violence
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The head of a U.N. observer team says that no amount of observers in Syria can achieve a permanent end to the…
Activists: Syrian forces shell rebel town
BEIRUT (AP) — Opposition groups say Syrian government forces are pounding a rebel-held town north of the central city of Homs.
Iran summons Bahrain envoy in protest
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has summoned Bahrain's top diplomat in the country to relay its concerns over the unrest in the tiny island nation.
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…
