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Israelis fear more attacks abroad in wake of Bulgaria bus bombingConfidence appears to be growing that the Bulgaria bus bombing was part of an Iranian and Hezbollah campaign against Israeli interests abroad.
Iran denies involvement in Bulgaria bus bombingThe attack yesterday on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria killed seven people.
As Syrian conflict intensifies, UN prepares to extend its missionToday's assassination of two top government officials in Damascus raises the stakes of Syria's conflict yet again. Will the UN vote to continue its observer mission, or give it more teeth?
Syria's top defector says Assad not afraid to use chemical weaponsSyria is believed to have the Arab world's largest stockpile of chemical weapons. An ex-official warned that Assad would use them if backed into a corner.
Syria war deepens: Damascus sees worst fighting yetFighting has intensified in the capital, a day after the Red Cross declared the conflict a 'civil war' and reminded combatants of the rules of war.
British spy chief says Iran is two years from nuclear bombSir John Sawers, the head of MI6, said the British spy agency has tried unsuccessfully to thwart Iran's efforts to develop a nuclear weapon and warned that US and Israeli retaliation was likely.
Days after woman executed, Karzai asks Taliban to enter politicsAfghanistan's President Karzai encouraged the Taliban to disarm and join the political process. His police, meanwhile, have been blaming the group for the public execution of a woman.
Russia drafts new UN resolution on Syria, meets Syria oppositionUnderscoring its central role, Russia met with opposition Syrian National Council in Moscow today to discuss a new proposal.
Not so defiant: Egypt's parliament meets for 5 minutesEgypt's parliament defied a military order for its dissolution and convened briefly today, but did so merely to determine how to respond to a Supreme Court ruling declaring the parliament invalid.- Lobbyists for listed Iranian terror group face new scrutinyRetired US politicians, generals, and officials have been lobbying on behalf of the Iranian group MEK, listed as a terrorist group by the State Department.
Mass hysteria blamed for Afghan schoolgirl 'poisoning,' not the TalibanThe Afghan school girl 'poisonings' bear a striking resemblance to past cases of mass hysteria, particularly one in Palestine in 1983.
Annan and Bashar al-Assad agree on 'new approach' to Syrian conflictSupport for further negotiated solutions with the Assad regime in Syria appears to be waning among world powers, however.
In Libya election, joy and purple fingers: But also big questionsLibya's first election in 60 years began today amid joy and purple fingers. But militia violence, an absence of strong institutions, and a tussle between Federalism and a strong central government, loom large.
A senior Syrian general defectsA top Syrian general and one-time confidante of President Bashar al-Assad has defected and is believed to be headed to Paris, a possible blow to Assad's regime.
First NATO trucks roll into Afghanistan after months of negotiationAfter months of back-and-forth negotiation, Pakistan reopened NATO supply routes on Tuesday when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apologized for a November border attack.
Yasser Arafat killed by radiation poisoning?An Al Jazeera report argues that's likely, sparking a renewed flurry of speculation about how the Palestinian leader died.
July 4 calumny! Hotdogs and hamburgers blamed for making Kuwaitis fatIs nothing sacred?
Lies, damned lies, and LIBOR: Barclays, Diamond, and a devalued benchmarkThe story of how Barclays tried to rig an interest rate benchmark called LIBOR, which cost CEO Robert Diamond his job today, may seem obscure. But it's the latest evidence of bankers taking every inch regulators leave to them.
Report: Syria tortures dissidents in 'archipelago' of prisonsHuman Rights Watch report finds that Syria has created an 'archipelago' of torture facilities where the four intelligence agencies have used more than 20 distinct torture methods on detainees.
Mali Islamists vow to destroy 'every mausoleum' in TimbuktuAnsar Dine, the Islamist group that controls Mali's north, destroyed historic tombs and damaged a mosque this weekend, saying the religious landmarks constitute idolatry.
