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Vatican says in touch with Iran over stoning case

CASTEL GANDOLFO: The Vatican said Sunday it was in touch with Tehran…

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Iran Guards deny siege on Iran opposition leader

TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Sunday denied they and Islamist militiamen had…

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Israel appoints Gaza war commander as new military chief

JERUSALEM: The Israeli cabinet on Sunday confirmed as armed forces chief Major…

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US likely to keep thousands of troops in Iraq after 2011

WASHINGTON: The United States likely will need to keep thousands of troops…

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Bahrain presses terror charges against opposition leaders

MANAMA: Prosecutors have pressed terrorism charges against Shia opposition activists in Bahrain…

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Nine people killed in south Yemen violence

ADEN: Six people including four policemen were killed in overnight clashes in…

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Double suicide bombing kills eight in Baghdad: officials

  BAGHDAD: As many as five suicide bombers killed eight people on…

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African Cup quickly claims first coaching casualty

JOHANNESBURG: It took the 2012 African Nations Cup qualifying competition less than…

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Hollywood blues dampen sex, action at Venice film fest

Steamy sex and blazing action contrasted with the peculiar desolation of the…

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Tran presents tense ‘Norwegian Wood’ at Venice film festival

The pacing, the blowing wind, the music and other atmospherics all helped…

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