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Syria military police chief defects to opposition
The high-level defection, while not a strategically significant development in the 21-month-old…
Suicide underscores grim conditions at Guantanamo
Other Guantanamo detainees have reported finding "scissors and sharp objects in their…
Protest against Iraq PM blocks highway to Syria
Sectarian tensions are still significant in Iraq, which suffered years of brutal…
UN leader presses Mali government to hold free elections
Ban and western countries have raised concerns about interference in the government…
NATO says Syria regime firing ‘Scud-style missiles’
The latest launches were detected on Thursday and that was corroborated by…
Oman holds first local elections
Oman's elected Majlis Al-Shura has the authority to question ministers and advise…
Darfur peacekeeper shoots dead three colleagues
UNAMID has expressed "grave concern" about an upsurge of violence in parts…
Nephews of Syria vice president arrested: NGO
Along with five of their friends over their support for democratic change
