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Iraqis rally to cheer end of US forces
The Asia News.Net
Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.
The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to ... Washington police close camp near President
The Asia News.Net
Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.
The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few ... Putin shows he has his own cheer squad
The Asia News.Net
A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man ... Suspected drug lord in Mexican police custody
The Asia News.Net
Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.
Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused ... Five cops among seven killed in Afghan attack
The Asia News.Net
Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday.
"A car bomb (attack) carried out by the enemies and hit Kandahar city at noon ... The New York Times Edits Khamenei
Weekly Standard
On February 3, during a rare Friday prayer lecture at Tehran University, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran would "support and help any nations, any groups fighting against ... Justice Ministry closes Nabi Salih protest file
Jerusalem Post
The Justice Ministry has closed its investigation into the actions of Border police officers during a demonstration a May 13th demonstration in the West Bank Palestinian village of Nebi Saleh, in ... 'Russia may seek controlled Assad exit in talks'
Jerusalem Post
MUNICH/MOSCOW - Russia may be seeking a "controlled demolition" of Syrian President Bashar Assad's rule to save its sole major foothold in the Arab world against Western rivals when ... Syrian rebels kill nine soldiers in Idlib province
Jerusalem Post
Nine Syrian soldiers were killed and several others wounded in clashes Saturday overnight with opposition militias in the country's northwestern region, London-based Syrian Observatory for ... Cotler’s plea on Syria
Jerusalem Post
The international community has justifiably expressed outrage over Saturday's veto by Russia and China of a UN Security Council resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad step ... When the moderates are radicals, you’re in trouble
Jerusalem Post
Dear readers, I'd like to share a secret. Every day I read articles, or some form of writing, by people who claim to be experts on the Middle East. I have read them on land; I have read them ... From Russia with love?
Jerusalem Post
Efforts to stop Syria's Bashar Assad from slaughtering his people failed again Saturday because two countries always help a beleaguered dictator: Russia and China."The [United Nations] ... Trajtenberg: More tax breaks for the rich
Jerusalem Post
This past summer, hundreds of thousands of Israelis gathered to protest for social justice; an end to the widening economic gap plaguing Israel's poor. The demands were simple: cut down on ... Gingrich pins hopes on 'Super Tuesday' comeback
Channel News Asia
LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich looked to a "Super Tuesday" vote bonanza in March to rescue his faltering campaign after a second consecutive thumping from ... Brown student uncovers lost Malcolm X speech
USA Today
The audiotape of Malcolm X's 1961 address in Providence might never have surfaced at all if 22-year-old Brown University student Malcolm Burnley hadn't stumbled across a reference to it in an old ... Fidel Castro publishes memoirs
USA Today
Images on state television showed a smiling, animated Castro wearing a dark track suit over a blue plaid button-up shirt. Audio of him speaking was not broadcast, but Communist Party newspaper ... Ex-Panama strongman Noriega hospitalized
Reuters
1 of 2. Panama's former dictator Manuel Noriega is seen next to police officers upon his arrival at Renacer prison, outside Panama City December 11, ... NYC protest gets heated when Yemen leader is seen
USA Today
The dozen protesters had been kept across the street from the Ritz-Carlton hotel Sunday afternoon. They had been waving flags and yelling in opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh. He is ... U.S. floats coalition against Syria
CBS News
Ali Alsayed, 18, of Syria, demonstrates in front of the White House in Washington Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. President Barack Obama's call on Saturday for the U.N. Security Council to stand up ... Super Bowl XLVI: A super matchup
CBS News
(AP) This Super Bowl certainly has all the makings of another thriller, the perfect finish to a season that began in turmoil and wound up the most successful in league history. The NFL ... Storm chaser killed by wrong-way driver
CBS News
Two people were killed in a collision in Sapulpa, Okla., on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 when one driver proceeded down the wrong way of Turner Turnpike. ... Dick Armey "feels bad" for Gingrich
CBS News
(Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images the New Yorker) Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey had few good things to say about the two leading Republican presidential candidates. On CNN's ... Giuliani: Romney's flip-flops "give me pause"
CBS News
(CBS News) Former New York City Mayor and 2008 Republican presidential candidate Rudolph Giuliani refused to offer an endorsement of anyone in the current Republican field on CBS News' ... Caught on tape: Snowboarder in avalanche
CBS News
When female pro snowboarder Meesh Hytner was riding down a Colorado mountain, she triggered a terrifying avalanche. Hytner was able to deploy an airbag so she could remain on the surface of the ... Egypt to put NGO workers on trial
Al Jazeera
Egypt is to try 44 people over the alleged illegal funding of aid groups, according to a judicial source, a day after Washington said it would review aid to Cairo over the crackdown."Forty-four ... Army Officer Challenges Pentagon's Afghanistan Reports
International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON - On his second yearlong deployment to Afghanistan, Lt. Col Daniel L. Davis traveled 9,000 miles, patrolled with American troops in eight provinces and returned in October of last year ... U.S. car dealers 'poised for a really good year'
USA Today
From 2008 through last year, the domestic automakers trimmed their dealer networks in the wake of the industry's financial meltdown. Four General Motors brands and Ford's Mercury brand no longer ... Greece Fights on Two Fronts to Secure New Bailout
International Herald Tribune
ATHENS - Greece's efforts to secure a second, €130 billion international bailout and avoid a default next month stalled on Sunday.
Prime Minister Lucas D. Papademos met with leaders ... 9-year-old girl gets 6 new organs in transplant
New Zealand Herald
A nine-year-old girl in the US is making what doctors describe as a remarkable recovery, days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs in a groundbreaking medical procedure. The surgery ... Madonna to launch world tour in Israel
Jerusalem Post
International superstar Madonna may have been focusing on her Super Bowl halftime performance for Sunday night, but soon her sights will turn to the Middle East.The iconic singer will launch a world ... Natan Eshel extends leave from PMO
Jerusalem Post
The Prime Minister's Office's chief of staff Natan Eshel has extended his leave from work by ten days, Army Radio reported Sunday. Eshel's leave, taken amid allegations that the he ... Netanyahu downplays Feiglin factor in Likud
Jerusalem Post
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Likud ministers on Sunday that he does not believe that party activist Moshe Feiglin will impact their future or that of the party.According to preliminary ... Students should visit Hebron
Jerusalem Post
Even if the historical sites will not remain under Israeli sovereignty after a permanent settlement with the Palestinians, young Israeli Jews should be exposed to ... Reality Check: Never visited Hebron
Jerusalem Post
One of my regrets, despite having lived in Israel for more than quarter of a century, is never having visited Hebron. I can still remember the lessons in heder about the Cave of the Patriarchs, ... Ohio bill to offer less-strict exotic animal ban
USA Today
Pam White, the sanctuary's owner, gave Balderson a tour Saturday because she wanted to show how her preserve differs from Terry Thompson's farm, where 56 exotic animals were released by Thompson in ... Europe's cold snap claims more victims, travel hit
Reuters
KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings ... Egypt's Mubarak may move to prison hospital
Reuters
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (L) is kissed on the forehead by his son Alaa in the courtroom during his trial at the police academy in Cairo, in this still image taken from video, August ...
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