Lebanon’s foreign ministry criticizes visit by US anti-terrorism team to border with Syria BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign ministry and the militant Hezbollah group criticized on Thursday a visit by a U.S. security team to the Lebanese-Syrian border, saying it violates international d… Calls for a post-sect Lebanon There have been at least two odd…
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Lebanon Crisis Monitor – Lebanon’s foreign ministry criticizes visit by US anti-terrorism team to border with Syria
Apr
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Iran News – Why Iran’s Ahmadinejad is pushing to cut popular government subsidies
Why Iran’s Ahmadinejad is pushing to cut popular government subsidies On the eve of his visit to the US next week, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been pushing parliament to cut $40 billion in government subsidies. As Iran braces for fresh United Nations sanctions over its controversial nuclear program as well as a possible rise…
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Somalia – W.Cup anthem singer stirs few in native Somalia
W.Cup anthem singer stirs few in native Somalia For the few who know him in Somalia, he is a crazy refugee, but many have never heard of K naan a hip-hop artist whose hit song Waving Flag is the official World Cup anthem. K’Naan won’t use past as a ‘crutch’ Rapper, who will play in…
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Apr
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Afghanistan – New details in shooting death of Nye deputy newly returned from Afghan service
New details in shooting death of Nye deputy newly returned from Afghan service LAS VEGAS (AP) New details were released Friday about a shooting that killed a gunman and a Nevada sheriff s deputy on his second day back at work following a military deployment to Afghanistan. Oversight report: Construction of barracks for growing Afghan…
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Apr
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Middle East News – Cairo views
Cairo viewsSculpture old and new in the Egyptian capital Q&A: Israeli ArabsThe BBC News website looks at the complex position of the 20% of Israeli’s population that are of Palestinian Arab descent. Obama denies crisis with IsraelUS President Barack Obama denies there is a crisis in ties with Israel over its settlement plans, as a…
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Apr
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Russian News Monitor – Risk of mass civilian deaths in Russia jumps-study
Risk of mass civilian deaths in Russia jumps-study Source: Reuters By Olesya Dmitracova LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) – A military strike by Russia against Islamist militants in its North Caucasus region is much more likely this year than last and would threaten the … Investigation Links Critic’s Death to Top Chechens New evidence is raising…
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Apr
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Iraq – Stalemate after Iraq election
Stalemate after Iraq election Iraq wrangling leaves post-election stalemate Dangerous stalemate after Iraqi election More than six weeks after inconclusive general elections, Iraq is still nowhere near having a new government, the BBC’s Jim Muir writes.
Apr
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India – India set to have direct access to Headley
India set to have direct access to Headley /New Delhi/Thimphu, April 28 (IANS) India seems set to get direct access to Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley, a key plotter in the 26/11 Mumbai attack, with the US agreeing to take ‘suitable steps’ after a ‘very positive’ meeting between top legal officers of the…
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Apr
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African News Update – Nigeria: Child Marriage – I’ve Not Broken Any Law, Says Yarima
Nigeria: Child Marriage – I’ve Not Broken Any Law, Says Yarima For the first time since the news broke about his marriage to a 13-yeard-old Egyptian, Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima has defended his action, saying he is not bound by the provisions of the Child Rights Act Nigerian denies child bride claimA Nigerian senator denies…
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Apr
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Kosovo Crisis Watch – Tension escalates as Serbs in Kosovo remain without … – Xinhua News Agency
Tension escalates as Serbs in Kosovo remain without … – Xinhua News AgencyBELGRADE, April 29 (Xinhua) — A bomb was thrown at the police station in Zubin Potok, in northern Kosovo, in the early morning hours on Thursday while the Kosovo mobile phone network suffered the fourth attack on its installations in a week, with…
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