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Witnesses: Kuwait protesters storm Syrian embassy

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Witnesses say demonstrators have stormed into the Syrian Embassy compound in Kuwait, breaking windows and hoisting…

Syrian activists: 200 dead in govt assault

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed 200 people and…

Syrian activists: 100 dead in govt assault

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say an evening assault by government forces in the central city of Homs has killed more than 100 people…

Egyptian soccer deaths bring new cycle of violence

CAIRO (AP) — Protesters filled the streets and clashed for a second day Friday with police who fired tear gas and birdshot in Cairo, as…

Sudan's president warns of possible war with south

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has warned of a war between Khartoum and South Sudan because their failure to…

In Lebanon, a refuge for Syria's wounded

TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Abu Hamza was in a crowd of thousands in the Syrian border town of Qusair, shouting for President Bashar Assad…

5 killed in Egypt clashes over deadly soccer riot

CAIRO (AP) — Police fired salvos of tear gas and birdshot Friday at rock-throwing protesters in Cairo as popular anger over a deadly…

Kidnappers free 2 Americans, Egyptian guide

EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Bedouin tribesmen abducted two female American tourists and their Egyptian guide at gunpoint Friday but released…

Iran reports launch of small satellite into orbit

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran successfully launched a new small satellite into orbit early Friday, state media reported, the latest in the…

Iranian leader warns US, Israel against strikes

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's supreme leader pledged Friday to aid any nation or group that challenges Israel and said any military…

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