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US wants Israel to cancel Jerusalem building plan

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Obama administration is demanding that Israel call off a contentious building project in east Jerusalem and make a…

Iran bans leading pro-reform political party

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's hard-line government said Monday it has banned Iran's largest pro-reform political…

Sudan to continue peace talks with Darfur rebels

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan will continue peace talks with the most powerful Darfur rebel group beyond Monday's deadline for an agreement.

US military hands over prison to Iraqi government

TAJI, Iraq (AP) — The U.S. military handed over control of a prison holding some 2,900 detainees to Iraqi authorities on Monday as the…

Bin Laden's son calls on Iran to free his siblings

CAIRO (AP) — One of Osama bin Laden's sons has called on Iran's supreme leader to release members of his family believed to be under…

UN sappers detonate leftover shells from Gaza war

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — United Nations explosives experts have blown up several Israeli white phosphorous shells as they try to…

UN Agency: Tiger on verge of extinction

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The world has "failed miserably" at protecting tigers in the wild, bringing an animal that is a symbol for many…

Egypt arrests Israeli journalist along the border

JERUSALEM (AP) — Egyptian security officials arrested an Israeli journalist as he tried to sneak across the porous Israeli-Egyptian…

Iraq Shiite group: We didn't mistreat freed Briton

BAGHDAD (AP) — A Shiite extremist group on Monday discounted claims from its former hostage that he was mistreated, presenting a video…

Yemen launches new airstrikes on al-Qaida hideout

SAN'A, Yemen (AP) — A senior Yemeni official says his nation's air force launched a second day of strikes against al-Qaida hideouts.

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