Wave of attacks kills at least 70 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A wave of car bombs and shootings killed at least 70 people in Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, officials said,…
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Iran election overseers may bar former president
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's election overseers say they will bar candidates who are physically weak from running in next month's…
Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction
CAIRO (AP) — Dozens of Egyptian military and police armored vehicles crossed into Sinai on Monday, beefing up the security presence in…
Baghdad car bomb kills 13, raises death toll to 70
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi officials say a car bomb in another Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad has killed 13 people.
Report: 23 Hezbollah members killed in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper into a strategic opposition-held town near the Lebanese border Monday, battling…
Vandals target Israeli women's prayer group
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say vandals have spray-panted slogans on the home of one of the leaders of a liberal Jewish women's…
UAE construction giant faces rare labor strike
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — United Arab Emirates-based construction company Arabtec says it's working to resolve a rare strike…
Israel bank heist kills 4; robber takes own life
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say a bungled bank robbery in a southern city left four people dead before the gunman took his own life.
Suspected US drone kills 2 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni security and military officials say a suspected U.S. drone has killed two militants in a town in the center…
Correction: Tunisia-Salafi Crackdown story
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — In a May 15 story about the Tunisian government taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim…
