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US condemns Syria blasts, says must not hinder Arab League
Bahrain police attack Shiite opposition offices
Security forces in Bahrain have attacked the headquarters of the main Shiite opposition party in the capital with tear gas
Syria government says 40 killed in suicide blasts
US intelligence warned of strife after Iraq pullout
US intelligence warns against sectarian violence in Iraq after the troops pullout ended the American military presence that began with the 2003 US-led invasion
Analysis: What's the plan if North Korea collapses?
After the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, the country's political future seems to present a source a concern for China and the United States, especially with Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions
Breaking news : Several deaths in twin suicide bombings
Syrian state TV says two blasts targeted the state security building and an intelligence building leaving many people killed
Iran navy war game to begin on Saturday
Iran says it will launch a 10-day manoeuvre in an area extending from east of the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Aden
Iran says UN nuclear agency could visit in January
Islamic republic renews invitation to IAEA team to visit Tehran, says Iran is prepared to discuss international concerns about nuke programme
Updated: At least 40 dead in Damascus blasts, Syria accuses Al-Qaeda
The Syrian regime points fingers at Al-Qaeda after two cars blew up at security sites in Damscus, coming a day after the first wave of the Arab League delegation arrived to prepare for their observation mission  
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    UNESCO cuts funds for Palestinian magazine
    UNESCO pulls funding for, Zayzafouna, a Palestinian youth magazine, after a girl said in an article she dreamt of the Hitler who had asked her to show patience over the Israelis who spread destruction all over the world

    Russia warns of religious rift after Arab Spring
    Russia is concerned that the Arab Spring revolutions could show further turmoil in the MENA region by provoking a potentially catastrophic rift between Sunni and Shiite Muslims, FM Lavrov said
    Team in Syria to pave way for Arab League monitors
    Activists say Syrian president Al-Assad is still trying to stamp out protests with troops and tanks despite international sanctions and his avowed agreement to the Arab League plan
    Bahrain rebukes Human Rights Watch over criticism
    Bahrain slams Human Rights Watch for its criticism of the Kingdom's cancellation of its elections; claims to implement the recommendations of an inquiry it had commissioned into Shiite-majority protests crushed this year
    'Kidnappings' mar Sudan Christmas without South
    Churches in the Christian South Sudan witnesses the first Christmas since the country gained independence from the Muslim-majority Sudan in July after a two-decade civil war

    International
    Turkey accuses France of genocide in Algeria
    The war of words between France and Turkey escalates dramatically, when the Turkish premier accused Paris of committing genocide in Algeria and of stirring hatred of Muslims

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    Tear gas fired at protesters in Haimen, China
    Riot police in a southern Chinese coastal town fire tear gas at protesters, including elderly men and women, on the fourth day of unrest over a planned power plant expansion

    China dissident jailed for 9 years for "subversive" essays
    China’s rights activists and dissident Chen Wei is jailed for nine years as punishment for nine essays that he published on overseas Chinese websites


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