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Iran frees Canadian, Germans detained during protests
Tehran - Iran's judiciary on Friday freed a Canadian and two Germans who were detained during protests earlier this week in Tehran, official news agency IRNA reported. Three foreign nationals, one Canadian and two Germans, who were arrested on Wedne...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Iran says Pakistan freed Sunni rebel leader before attack
Tehran - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards accused Pakistan Friday of releasing the leader of a Sunni rebel group ahead of a deadly attack it carried out in southeast Iran, state television IRIB reported. Some 42 people, including at least seven seni...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Saudi fighter jets resume pounding Yemen rebels - Summary
Sana'a, Yemen - Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shiite rebels on the country's south-western border with Yemen for the third day on Friday, the rebel group said in an e- mailed statement. It said the jets hit areas in the al-Malahi...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Calls for Abbas to drop plans not to seek re-election - Summary
Ramallah - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas faced calls Friday to reverse his decision not to run in upcoming elections, amid fears the departure of the dovish leader would deal a death blow to the peace process. Abbas' Fatah party called up hundr...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Israel rejects UN resolution on Goldstone report - Summary
Jerusalem - Israel Friday rejected a UN General Assembly resolution that gives it three months to launch an independent and credible investigation into allegations that it committed war crimes during last winter's Gaza war. Although the resolution ca...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Cleric abducted in Milan wants ex-Italian, US spies jailed
Cairo - An Egyptian cleric abducted from the streets of Milan in 2003 on Friday blasted a Milan court's conviction of 22 CIA officers and two Italian intelligence officers as insufficient. In an interview with the London-based, Arabic-language daily ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Hundreds march in Fatah demonstrations urging Abbas to run again
Ramallah - Members of Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party staged demonstrations Friday, urging the Palestinian president to run for a second term, while the rival Hamas movement quickly declared his announcement of the previous night that he would not an admi...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Bosnian Muslim leader defends international officials
Sarajevo - Sulejman Tihic, a top Bosnian Muslim leader, sided on Friday with international officials who have accused Bosnian politicians of having ties to organized crime, Bosnian media reported Friday. Bosnian media recently published internal repo...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Report: Iran police arrest four journalists at protests
Tehran - Iranian security forces arrested four journalists, including one Japanese and two Canadian nationals, during the protests in Tehran earlier this week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday. Thousands of opposition supporters,...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Saudi fighter jets resume pounding Yemen rebels on borders - Summary
Sana'a, Yemen - Saudi air force jets resumed shelling positions of Shiite rebels on the country's south-western border with Yemen for the third day on Friday, the rebel group said in an e- mailed statement. It said the jets hit areas in the al-Malahi...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-06 ] Category : [ Middle East (World) ]

Czech premier turns down nomination for EU executive

Economic recovery, climate change tops G20 meeting - Update

Lebanon's rival factions agree on national unity cabinet - sources

Two punters crack 100-million-euro lottery jackpot in Britain

Seven Afghan forces killed in NATO airstrike: Defence ministry

Arunachal to host Dalai Lama despite China's protests - Feature

EXTRA: Obama: Attack on military base

Pakistani troops kill 12 Taliban in Waziristan offensive

November 9, 1989 was 'luckiest day'of German history, says Merkel

French pair to battle for Bali honours

Head of GMEurope may switch to India's Tata: media reports

Afghan government accuses UN envoy of acting beyond his authority

Fans walk out on Britney Spears in Australia

Economic recovery, climate change tops G20 meeting

China starts gas pipeline project in western Myanmar

Richardson, Suns send Celtics to first loss of season - Summary

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to visit Philippines

Taiwan universities told to recruit foreigners to stay afloat

CHRONOLOGY: Seemingly minor events in early 1989 led to big changes

Wall's fall bought joy to Berlin, confusion to authorities - Feature