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Israeli forces clash with Palestinians on Land Day

Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up groups of Palestinian stone-throwers on Friday as annual Land Day rallies turned violent. Medics in the Gaza Strip said the Israelis also used live fire to prevent protesters from nearing the frontier wall, seriously wounding one man.

Syria dissidents expect solid steps from summit

Syrian dissidents will demand that decisions are taken by the international community for the arming of the Free Syrian Army and the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” for civilians fleeing the violence, during the second Friends of Syria meeting in Istanbul on 1 April.

French intel blacklists Turkish group

A French intelligence agency has prepared a report on a rally of the Turkish associations protesting an Armenian “genocide” bill and blacklisted some participant groups, ntvmsnbc news website reported on March 30.

Record $640 mln lottery prize reported to have winner

The record $640 million lottery prize that sent the United States into a gambling frenzy reportedly had at least one winner early Saturday as local media said the winning ticket had been sold in the state of Maryland.

Lawyer slams 'blackout' on Afghan killings

The lawyer representing a US soldier accused of killing 17 Afghan villagers condemned Friday what he called an…

Clinton in Saudi push to end crackdown in Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met King Abdullah on Friday in the Saudi c…

Azerbaijan denies giving Israel air base access

Azerbaijan on Thursday denied allegations made by a US magazine that it had granted Israel access to its air b…

A wrap-up of developments in Iran, Egypt, Bahrain

As we have focused on developments in Iraq and Syria for some time, we could not…

The US halts food aid to North Korea

The USA has put on hold the food aid to be sent to North Korea in return for halting its nuclear and ballistic…

Friends of Syria Meeting on April 1

The voice of the international community becomes louder to stop the violent actions of the Assad regime agains…

Arab League summit in Baghdad

The Arab League Summit has begun in the Iraqi capital Baghdad. The President of Libya’s National Transit…

Salehi: Iran considers Istanbul as the best place for holding nuclear talks

Speaking to IRNA, the official Islamic Republic News Agency, Iranian Foreign Min…

Justice and Development Party established in Libya

The Muslim Brotherhood in Libya announced that it has formed a party called the …

US generals to hold first Pakistan talks for months

Visiting US generals will Wednesday hold the first talks in months with Pakistan…

US plane in emergency landing after pilot rant

A US airplane made an emergency landing in Texas Tuesday after passengers restra…

US slams killing of Iraqi woman, hate crime probed

California police said Monday they are probing the fatal beating of an Iraqi-Ame…

US soldier's Afghan shootings 'likely in two stages'

Military investigators suspect that the US soldier charged with premeditated mur…

Obama, Karzai reaffirm 2014 withdrawal: US

President Barack Obama and his Afghan counterpart Hamid Karzai on Friday reaffirmed that US troops would leave…

Official defends use of 'lethal force' against US citizens

US Attorney General Eric Holder on Monday defended the use of "lethal force," ev…

McCain calls for US air strikes on Syrian forces

Top Republican Senator John McCain on Monday called for US air strikes on Syrian…

Funeral set for US journalist slain in Syria

Marie Colvin, the US war correspondent who died covering the unrest in Syria, will be laid to rest next week i…

Obama seeks to calm Israeli fears over Iran

US President Barack Obama and Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu go into key talks on the Iranian nuclear stand…

Obama cautions against 'loose talk of war' with Iran

US President Barack Obama criticized "loose talk of war" as he pleaded for patie…

Obama announces top award for Israel's Peres

President Barack Obama announced Sunday that he was bestowing America`s highest civilian award, the presidenti…