Archive for December 2012
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Syrian rebels clashed with forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad near Damascus airport on Tuesday, battling for the capital's outskirts after 20 months of conflict which the United Nations said has driven half a million
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman criticised Europe on Tuesday, saying its treatment of the Jewish state was comparable to policies during the Holocaust. Lieberman said Europe had turned a blind eye to a speech by
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The US military will retain a "strong presence" in the Middle East despite a strategic shift to Asia, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday during a visit to Kuwait. The United States plans to deploy
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The United States Tuesday blacklisted the Al-Nusra Front, a rebel group in Syria linked to al Qaeda in Iraq, accusing it of being a terror group trying to 'hijack' the legitimate struggle of the Syrian
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Iran is ready to discuss issues of 'concern' about its disputed nuclear programme with UN atomic watchdog experts during their planned visit to Tehran this week, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The visit by
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Swiss opera singer Lisa Della Casa, renowned for her interpretations of Mozart and Richard Strauss's works, has died aged 93, the Vienna Opera where she performed for many years announced on Tuesday. Della Casa died
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A Bangladesh court ordered police Tuesday to halt the long-running practice of parading detained suspects in front of journalists after a judge who is facing drugs charges was hauled before the media. The ruling at
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The chief judge of the Bangladesh war crimes court resigned on Tuesday after calls over the Internet in which he shared details of cases were published in the press. "Judge Nizamul Huq tendered his resignation
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The United Nations' emergency humanitarian fund paid out a record $465 million in 2012 as the Syria conflict drained international relief cash, officials said Tuesday. Top donors, led by Britain and Scandinavian nations, have called
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The United Nations' emergency humanitarian fund paid out a record $465 million in 2012 as the Syria conflict drained international relief cash, officials said Tuesday. Top donors, led by Britain and Scandinavian nations, have called
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