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Ban calls on Israeli PM to hand over Palestinian money

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon calls on Israel to halt settlement activity and to hand over its owed taxes to the Palestinian Authority which it carried out as a result of the UNESCO ban

Cuba eases clamp on domestic migration

Cuba eases restrictions on a domestic migration decree that limits migration to the city Havana in a move that is indicative of the changing policies of the communist regime under Raul Castro

China says opposes sanctions on Iran

China's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it opposes unilateral sanctions against Iran days after several countries announced new measures against Iran's energy and financial sectors

Yemen's Saleh to sign exit plan Wednesday: UN envoy

UN mediator in Yemen says that President Ali Abudllah Saleh will sign in few hours the GCC deal to give up the power in Saudi Arabia

Death toll in new Syria violence hits 33

The death toll from a fresh surge of violence in Syrian flashpoints has risen to 33, rights activists said Wednesday, adding that among the dead are six children and teenagers and five army defectors

US, Russia and UK back Israel at Mideast meeting

Russia joins with US and Britain in supporting Israel's position that a nuclear-free Middle East requires peace first, absolving it from declaring its nuclear weapons

Libya will not hand over Gaddafi son Seif to ICC, minister says

International Criminal Court chief prosecutor visits Libya, saying he doesn't expect to meet Seif Al-Islam

ICC prosecutor meets Libyans to discuss Saif al-Islam

ICC prosecutor, Luis Moreno-Ocampo is set to meet Libyan authorities to discuss the fate of Saif al-Islam and former spy chief

Bahrain braces for unveiling of probe into unrest

Head of Bahrain's largest opposition group, Al-Wefaq says Bahraini people will not go home empty-handed and will not accept the status quo

Bahrain opposition says will keep protesting

US arms won't be used on Bahrain protesters: official

Report: 5,700 people questioned in Bahrain unrest

Elderly Shiite 'beaten to death' by Bahrain police

Thousands rally in Bahrain against island's rulers

Bahrain protester killed by police vehicle

Israel will be my first trip as president: Romney

In his first debate live debate with other Republican hopeful presidential candidates, Mitt Romney vows to strengthen the relation between Israel and Washington and give his first foreign trip as president to Tal Aviv

UN envoy says Yemen power transfer deal in place

For the fourth time Yemen is reportedly edging towards a transition of power as a UN envoy says a deal has been reached for Saleh to hand over power to deputy and form unity government with the opposition

Turkish PM calls on 'coward' Assad to quit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Assad to step down, and asks why he's fighting for power to the death and not for the Israeli-occupied Golan

Protests banned as Ukraine marks Orange anniversary

In a protest marking the seventh anniversary of the Orange Revolution, security forces man barricades around Kiev's main square and stop the protests from taking place, while many express dismay at lack of democratisation

Tunisia enters new era of democracy

As newly elected constituent assembly holds its first session, Islamists promise religion is not hostile to democracy

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