Suffering deepens in bombarded Syrian city of Homs
BEIRUT (AP) — Between blasts of rockets and mortar fire, Syrians used loudspeakers to call for blood donations and medical supplies…
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Hamas drifting away from longtime patron Iran
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas appears to be drifting away from its longtime patron Iran — part of a shift that began with…
Iran opposition leader's daughter banned from job
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — An Iranian opposition website reported Thursday that authorities have banned one of the daughters of opposition…
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood wants government sacked
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood called Thursday on the ruling generals to sack the military-appointed government, saying it has…
Pardoned Moroccan clerics say they were tortured
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Three conservative clerics whose arrests nine years ago heralded the beginning of Morocco's crackdown on…
Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists…
Palestinian prisoner on 55th day of hunger strike
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a high-stakes gamble, an imprisoned member of a Palestinian militant group has waged a hunger strike for almost two…
US envoy urges renewed Bahrain crisis talks
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. State Department's top human rights envoy is urging Bahrain's Sunni monarchy and Shiite-led opposition…
Jordan holds ex-intelligence chief in graft probe
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian prosecutor says he has ordered a powerful former intelligence chief to be detained for 14 days pending…
Report: Iraq has executed 65 so far in 2012
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities executed at least 65 people in the first 40 days of 2012 for various offenses, including 14 on a…
