Largest protests yet in Syrian city of Aleppo
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition to disperse thousands rallying Friday in Aleppo in what…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
