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Egypt security forces clash with protesters
Hundreds of President Mohammed Morsi's opponents rallied peacefully in the streets of Cairo denouncing his rule.
Al Jazeera | May 18, 2013 12:14 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Al Jazeera | May 18, 2013 12:14 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
AUDIO: Ex-minister 'not in touch with Assad'
Abdullah Dardari, the man in charge of the UN's Syria post-war reconstruction project, has said he sees a 'bright future' for Syria
BBC News | May 17, 2013 8:59 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
BBC News | May 17, 2013 8:59 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Doctor: 'We Truly Are Failing The Syrian People'
Stephen Cornish of Doctors Without Borders was recently in Syria. He talks to Audie Cornish about how medical personnel are managing to reach patients in the war-torn nation where he says there is a lack of respect for doctors on both sides of the conflic
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 7:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 7:00 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israel army draft
Thousands of men rally in Jerusalem against plans to enrol them into military, saying it would harm their way of life.
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 5:18 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 5:18 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Young Gazan Men Get Unwanted Haircuts, Courtesy Of Police
The Islamic group Hamas runs the Gaza Strip and controls the police force. A number of young men say police plucked them from the street and shaved their heads recently, apparently because the officers didn't approve of their hairstyles.
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 2:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 2:39 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Scores killed in Iraq mosque bombing
At least 48 dead and scores wounded in twin blasts in Baquba in apparent retaliatory sectarian attack.
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 12:59 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 12:59 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Deadly blasts outside Iraqi mosque
At least 30 people are killed by two explosions apparently targeting worshippers leaving a Sunni mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba.
BBC News | May 17, 2013 12:33 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
BBC News | May 17, 2013 12:33 PM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Reports: Russia Sends More Missiles, Has Ships Near Syria
Efforts to stop the war between the Assad regime and those trying to topple it could be set back again by Russia's actions, U.S. lawmakers say.
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 11:04 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
NPR.org | May 17, 2013 11:04 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

US soldier gets life without parole for killing 5 at base An Army sergeant was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without parole for the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq.
MSNBC | May 17, 2013 08:58 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Iran rejects women presidential hopefuls
Member of council that vets candidates for the post says constitution does not allow a woman to run for presidency.
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 08:06 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend
Al Jazeera | May 17, 2013 08:06 AM [GMT] | comment? | recommend

