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Bahrain police, activists trade blame over woman's death
Mystery looms over Bahraini woman Zahra Saleh's death due to injuries sustained during protests in November, rights activists suspect police
Afghan bombings kill 78 people in 24 hours
The death tool of Afghanistan bomb reached 78 people, as officials in Kabul describe it as the worst attack of year
Police move in on Occupy San Francisco encampment
US riot police surround, clear encampment set up by Occupy protesters in San Francisco
Kuwaiti group urges election boycott over reforms
A Kuwaiti opposition group called on voters Wednesday to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections over what it called a lack of political and legislative reforms necessary for fair polls
Iran says downed US drone was deep in its airspace
The Iranian government reveals the location of where the US drone was shut down, saying that it was detected over the eastern town of Kashmar, some 140 miles (225 kilometers) from the border with Afghanistan
BREAKING NEWS:Yemen's new unity government formed
Turkey will not be springboard for attack on Syria
Algerian parliament keeps ban on FIS
Algeria's national assembly voted to maintain a two-decade ban on the country's main religious party as lawmakers debated proposals for a new electoral law
US, France return envoys to Syria to press Assad
In a surprise move, the US and French governments decide to return their envoys back to Syria to "champion protesters", after they were recalled in October and November  
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  • Syria responds positively to Arab League observer request
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  • Syria arrests blogger Razan Ghazzawi
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    If Israel does not give up its WMDs, there is no option but to arm: Saudi Prince
    Former head of Saudi Intelligence Agency warns that his country would be obliged to 'consider all options' in the face of a nuclear Israel
    Refugees say Syria using dirty tricks to repatriate critics
    Syrian refugees claim that Assad regime is using spies and dirty tricks to repatriate critics and army deserters

    Syria's Assad says not responsible for deaths
    In a Barbara Walters interview with the Syrian president on Monday, Bashar al-Assad states he is not responsible for the killing of protesters, while "mistakes" by other officials may have been committed

    Former Israel president starts prison term for rape
    Israel former president starts his seven years prison after being convicted on two counts of rape and other sexual offences
    Australian given 500 lashes for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia
    A Muslim Australian man sentenced to five-hundred lashes and a year in prison for blasphemy in Saudi Arabia during the pilgrimage month of Hajj in November
    International
    Russian police crack down on anti-Putin protests
    More than 400 protesters detained in St. Petersburg by police after they took to the streets calling for an end to Vladimir Putin's 12-year presence in politics, days after elections set off in the country

    Pakistan president suffers minor heart attack
    Under pressure over major scandal, Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari suffers minor heart attack, flies to Dubai for treatment

    British women offered free contraception pill at Christmas
    British Pregnancy Advisory Service says it sees more women with unplanned pregnancies in January than any other time, hopes the project will reduce numbers


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