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Iran parliament summons President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Iran's parliament has summoned the president for questioning for the first time since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. | President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad faces a long list of questions about the state of the... (photo: AP / Javier Galeano) BBC News Iran Mideast Photos Politics Wikipedia: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
Admiral: Special ops to streamline in Afghan war Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By PAULINE JELINEK - Associated Press By PAULINE JELINEK Tags: | WASHINGTON -- A senior U.S. military commander will visit Pa... (photo: US DoD / enior Airman Christopher Gross, U.S. Air Force) The News & Observer Mideast Photos Police War Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present) |
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Obamas set to host dinnerin honor of Iraq veterans WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will host a Feb. 29 dinner at the White House honoring members of the armed forces who served in Ir... (photo: AP / Haraz N. Ghanbari) Tulsa World Iraq Obama Photos President Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
Gingrich sees Egypt as Obama version of Iran hostage crisis | MINNEAPOLIS (US) - White House hopeful Newt Gingrich likened Cairo's apparent plans to put 19 Americans on trial over charges of illegal funding of aid groups to the Ir... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) Middle East Online Government Iran Obama Photos Wikipedia: Barack Obama |
British outrage as radical cleric gets bail | BRITAIN'S Home Office has clashed openly with judges after a court decision to free on bail the radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada, who is accused of posing a grave thr... (photo: AP / H.M. Prison Service) Sydney Morning Herald Al Qaida Crime Photos UK Wikipedia: Abu Qatada |
Conservatives don't like Romney | Mitt Romney has been driving conservatives crazy since he began running for the White House, but after winning the Florida primary last week, he elevated that insanity ... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert) Al Jazeera Election Photos Politics US Wikipedia: Mitt Romney presidential campaign, 2012 |
Homs Attack: Is This Syria's Benghazi Moment? | A damaged armoured military vehicle is pictured after clashes in Homs | Tim Marshall, foreign affairs editor Much analysis has been written comparing the Syrian town of... (photo: AP) Skynews Mideast Photos Syria UN Wikipedia: 20112012 Syrian uprising |
Greek workers strike over public job cuts | Workers in Greece are staging a 24-hour general strike in protest over new government austerity measures which would see 15,000 civil service employees lose their jobs ... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis) Al Jazeera Economy Greece Photos Protest Wikipedia: Greek government debt crisis |
Bombardment of Syria's Homs resumes - activists | AMMAN (Reuters) - Heavy bombardment of the Syrian city of Homs resumed on Tuesday after at least 95 civilians were killed on Monday in an offensive to put down a popula... (photo: AP / Muzaffar Salman) The Star Activists Photos Protests Syria Wikipedia: Timeline of the 20112012 Syrian uprising (from January 2012) |
Assad's wife defends Syria crackdown | The British-born wife of Syria's president has spoken in support of her husband for the first time since the 11-month uprising against his regime began, a British newsp... (photo: AP / Aijaz Rahi) Your Middle East Photos Politics Protests Syria Wikipedia: Asma al-Assad |