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Deputy foreign minister faisal mekdad
May 18, 2013
4:50 pm
"Today [Saturday] armed men abducted Mekdad's father from his home in the village of Ghossom," in the southern province of Daraa," a government source said. "They beat him up in front of his family then took him to Daraa city."
May 18, 2013
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US says Yemen home to jihadist network’s most dangerous branch, AL-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
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The women's rights law was approved by Karzai in 2009, but has been blocked by conservative MPs.
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The US is 'concerned' by allegations of human rights violations by Nigerian security forces, Secretary of State John Kerry said.
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Personnel can now Apple gadgets to a short list of cleared devices that include Samsung and BlackBerry products.
May 18, 2013
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Area near Ramadi is one of the main centers of the Sunni protest movement in Iraq.
May 18, 2013
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Commentary: Iran’s participation would increase confidence in its nuclear intentions.
May 18, 2013
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Launch of three short-range missiles apparently part of a military drill.
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Twin explosions outside Sunni Mosque near Baghdad kill more than 40 as a blast hits a funeral procession.
May 17, 2013
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A car bomb was detonated in a gated community designed by President Karzai's younger brother Mahmood.
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Jorge Rafael Videla was serving life in prison for crimes against humanity during Argentina's 'dirty war.'