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Homs under fire, Syria awaits referendum result

By Khaled Yacoub Oweis / Reuters AMMAN: Syrian artillery pummeled rebel-held areas of…

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Russia ‘thwarts plot’ to assassinate Putin

By Dmitry Zaks / AFP MOSCOW: Russia on Monday said its secret services…

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Yemen’s Saleh formally steps down after 33 years

By AFP SANAA: Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down after 33 years…

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Jailed Turkish general stays fit for court battle

By Can Sezer and Ece Toksabay / Reuters ISTANBUL: General Ilker Basbug, the…

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US says it’s steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan

By Anne Flaherty / AP WASHINGTON: The top US diplomat in Kabul and…

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Clinton: ‘Fluid situation’ in US trials in Egypt

By Matthew Lee /AP RABAT, Morocco: US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton…

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British couple caught smuggling artifacts in Egypt

CAIRO: Egyptian police prevented a British man and his wife from smuggling…

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ANALYSIS: As government-in-waiting, Brotherhood finds voice

By Tom Perry and Edmund Blair / Reuters CAIRO: At the end of…

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Foreign NGOs trial adjourned to April 26

By Heba Fahmy CAIRO: The trial of 43 pro-democracy activists, accused of receiving…

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PM reiterates economic challenges in annual report to parliament

By Heba Hesham CAIRO: The prime minister reiterated to parliament Sunday previous statements…

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