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Syrian troops push into strategic rebel-held town

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:03:40 -0400

Syrian troops pushed into a rebel-held town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, fighting house-to-house and bombing from the air as President Bashar Assad tried to strengthen his grip on a strategic strip of land running from the capital to the Mediterranean coast.

Israeli seeks interim deal with Palestinians

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:31:18 -0400

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's senior coalition partner says that reaching a final peace agreement with the Palestinians is unrealistic at the current time and the sides should instead pursue an interim arrangement.

Russian TV: American accused of spying flies out

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:52:04 -0400

The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported.

Pakistan repeats vote in Karachi despite killing

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:19:12 -0400

Pakistan held a repeat election on Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former cricket star Imran Khan's party.

Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:33:19 -0400

Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.

Top Libyan official: Benghazi explosion accident

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:48:10 -0400

Libya's deputy prime minister says an investigation has indicated that a deadly explosion in Benghazi last week was an accident and not an attack.

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:44:20 -0400

Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death.

Video shows kidnapped Egyptian security officers

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:40:31 -0400

Seven men purported to be the members of Egypt's security forces kidnapped by suspected militants last week appeared in a video posted online Sunday and urged the government to secure their release by meeting their captors' demands.

North Korea fires projectile into eastern waters

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:56:54 -0400

North Korea fired a projectile into waters off its eastern coast Sunday, a day after launching three short-range missiles in the same area, officials said.