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Iran election overseers may bar former president

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:45:14 -0400

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers said Monday they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's presidential election, a reference to a former leader seen as a threat to hard-liners.

Activists say 28 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:18:13 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) — Fierce street fighting in a Syrian town near the Lebanese border has killed at least 28 elite members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group, activists said Monday, as Syrian government forces pushed deeper into the strategic, opposition-held town.

Wave of attacks kills at least 79 in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:28 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 79 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 200 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

Wave of attacks kills at least 86 in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:06:34 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of attacks killed at least 86 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, pushing the death toll over the past week to more than 230 and extending one of the most sustained bouts of sectarian violence the country has seen in years.

Report: Obama Administration Apologizes for Another National Security Leak

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:22:08 -0400

“Can you imagine if things were reversed and somebody did that to the U.S.?"

Israeli Motorists Shocked When Nazi Flag Seen Flying Near Palestinian Mosque

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:32:09 -0400

"The Arabs no longer feel the need to hide their murderous tendencies, announcing out loud that they wish to destroy us."

Saudi women teachers demanding full time jobs

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:20:26 -0400

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — About 30 Saudi women teachers have demonstrated outside the kingdom's Education Ministry, demanding full time jobs.

Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:56:28 -0400

CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.

Jordan: Arab Spring paved way for press freedoms

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:44:01 -0400

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan's prime minister says the Arab Spring has forced governments in the region to allow more freedom of expression and of the press.

Israel gunman shoots 4 dead at bank, kills self

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:42:24 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) — A gunman stormed into a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba Monday, killing four people in a gunfight and taking a hostage before killing himself, police said.

John Kerry Reportedly Had a Breakfast Meeting With Father of Gaza Flotilla ‘Martyr’ Last Week — and There’s Apparently Picture Evidence

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:11 -0400

He had hoped to meet President Obama.

Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:09:51 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.

Baghdad car bomb kills 13, raises death toll to 70

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:54:00 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people.

Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:48:36 -0400

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling rebels in fierce street fighting, state-media reported. An activist group said at least 23 elite fighters from Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group fighting alongside regime troops have been killed in the clashes.

Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:40:57 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) —

UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:36:31 -0400

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike by laborers seeking higher wages.

Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:12:01 -0400

BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of car bombs and shootings killed at least 57 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said, escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting in the country.

Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:44:07 -0400

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.

Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:20:22 -0400

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center of the country.

Security beefed up in Egypt Sinai after kidnapping

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:54:10 -0400

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian officials say dozens of military and police armored vehicles have crossed into Sinai, beefing up the security presence in the volatile peninsula five days after suspected militants kidnapped six policemen and a border guard there.