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4 Palestinian civilians and 4 militants killed by Israeli...
The eight deaths reported Tuesday in the Gaza Strip represent the most serious escalation of violence in Gaza since 2009. Israeli officials said the airstrikes were in response to rocket fire.

Yemen's leader battens down the hatches
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh clung to power by a thread after country's most powerful military commander threw his support behind protesters and opposition groups seeking Saleh's ouster and defections mounted.

Former Israeli president Katsav sentenced to 7 years for ...
Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for rape, after being convicted of molesting women who worked for him when he was minister of tourism and during his term as president from 2000 to 2007.

U.S., allies seek to maintain Arab support for military i...
U.S. and European diplomats moved quickly to rally wavering Arab support for military intervention in Libya after key Arab officials complained about Western airstrikes.


Former Israeli president Katsav sentenced to 7 years in jail
Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for rape, after being convicted of molesting women who worked for him when he was minister of tourism and during his term as president from 2000 to 2007.

Saleh suffers string of major defections after protesters...
President Ali Abdullah Saleh's grip on power looked increasingly tenuous Monday as top generals, tribal leaders and diplomats turned against him, apparently dividing the military and leaving the long-serving former army officer barricaded in his presidential palace.

Envisioning a post-Gaddafi future, some refugees consider...
Already looking ahead to a post-Gaddafi future, many Libyans who had fled Benghazi are talking about returning and describe a new sense of unity and civic responsibility that has taken root in their city since the uprising began. Coalition attacks against Gaddafi's forces give them hope.

Obama puts his foreign policy on display: at once, the ha...
SANTIAGO, Chile - Seeking to set an example for the Middle East, President Barack Obama will tout the successful transitions to democracy across much of Latin America during a speech in Chile Monday.


Rival tanks deploy in streets of Yemen's capital after po...
Tanks and armored vehicles have deployed in the Yemeni capital after a top army commander and close aide to the country's embattled leader announced he was defecting to the opposition.

In Iraq protests, a younger generation finds its voice
Movement transforms an obscure band of organizers into young leaders who are defining their vision of a postwar Iraq.

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