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Iraq has bought a 49-million-dollar border surveillance system to better secure its porous frontiers with neighbouring Iran and Syria, the US military said on Friday.
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The U.N.-backed investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri is making good progress, the lead prosecutor said.
BEIRUT | Lebanon's new government Wednesday endorsed Hezbollah's right to keep its weapons, the latest sign that the group has no intention of meeting a U.N. resolution calling for it to disarm. Lebanon's government is a shaky coalition of Western-backed factions and the militant group Hezbollah, which has virtual veto power over the government. The group is thought to have thousands of rockets ...
On November 8, Iraq's governing council passed a law revising national election procedures. Ten days later, Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi announced he was vetoing the law, and preparations for elections were suspended.
Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare said on Wednesday his investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri was moving at "full pace."
A legendary coach and resident of Monticello for over 40 years, Hib Hill, was inducted into the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Assocation’s Hall of Fame last Sunday.
Moscow - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Thursday he would not rule out the possibility of running for president in 2012. I will think about it. There's still enough time, Putin said during a nationally televised question-and-answer sess...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A police spokesman says three Somali Cabinet ministers are among nine people killed in a bombing that ripped through a university graduation ceremony.
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Middle East - Telecoms, Internet, Broadband and Mobile Statistics - tables only" report to their offering.
Emaar Properties PJSC is a United Arab Emirates-based company engaged in property investment and development, property management services, education, healthcare, retail and hospitality sectors, as well as investing in financial service providers.
DAMASCUS, Syria, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Syria said it estimated tens of thousands of pilgrims crossed the border with Turkey for Eid al-Adha celebrations as bilateral ties improve.
WEST POINT, N.Y. — Declaring “our security is at stake,” President Barack Obama ordered an additional 30,000 U.S. troops into the long war in Afghanistan on Tuesday night, nearly tripling the force he inherited but promising an impatient public to begin withdrawal in 18 months.
PHILADELPHIA - A scheme to transport stolen cell phones, laptops and video game systems that evolved into a plot to ship machine guns and anti-aircraft missiles to Syria was broken up with the arrest of a central figure in the plan, according to FBI documents released Monday
The group, Shurat HaDin, has filed a suit in a U.S. district court in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the families of the victims of the 1972 attack. During the assault on Lod Airport, 26 people were killed and 80 others were injured by attackers alleged to have been trained by North Korea.
Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Daniel Bellemare on Tuesday began a seven-day visit to Beirut where he will meet members of the new Lebanese government, his spokeswoman said.
"Positive Peace" is to identify which structures and institutions create and maintain peace. The GPI is a first step in this direction; the index is calculated on the basis of 23 indicators measuring conflicts, societal security and militarization. 2009 GPI was calculated before Iran's election, and Iran ranks as 99 out of 140 countries.
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