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Egypt swears in first freely elected president

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:04:57 GMT

ISLAMIST Mohamed Morsi takes the oath of office but his day of triumph is unlikely to mark end of political strife.

Egypt swears in first freely elected president

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:04:57 GMT

ISLAMIST Mohamed Morsi takes the oath of office but his day of triumph is unlikely to mark end of political strife.

Bombings, shootings around Iraq kill 22

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 20:14:34 GMT

BOMBINGS and shootings around Iraq have killed 22 people and wounded more than 50.

Twin bombs explode in Damascus

Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:06:14 GMT

TWIN bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in Damascus overnight as deadly violence raged across the country and Turkey reportedly deployed missile batteries along its border with Syria.

Iraq PM threatens early elections

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:36:07 GMT

IRAQ'S prime minister has threatened to call early elections that could tighten his grip on power if the nation's political factions fail to break an impasse that has all but paralysed the government.

Jews arrested for Holocaust museum vandalism

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 20:16:49 GMT

ISRAELI police arrested three Jewish men suspected of spraying graffiti thanking Hitler for the Holocaust at Jerusalem's Yad Vashem Holocaust museum earlier this month, a spokesman said today.

Turkey dubs Syria clear threat; will retaliate

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:55:08 GMT

TURKEY branded its former ally Syria "a clear and imminent threat" today as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his fury.

Turkey dubs Syria clear threat; will retaliate

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:55:08 GMT

TURKEY branded its former ally Syria "a clear and imminent threat" today as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan vented his fury.

Turkey accuses Syria of firing on rescue plane

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:18:42 GMT

TURKEY claims Syria has attacked another plane calling and warns it could shut off all power to the troubled nation.

Egypt's Morsi to rethink Israel peace pact

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:05:07 GMT

CLAIMS Egypt's Islamist president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, wants to "reconsider" the peace deal with Israel and build ties with Iran.

Egypt's Morsi to rethink Israel peace pact

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 21:05:07 GMT

CLAIMS Egypt's Islamist president-elect, Mohamed Morsi, wants to "reconsider" the peace deal with Israel and build ties with Iran.

Syrian general defects to Turkey

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:01:37 GMT

ANOTHER general fled to Turkey from Syria and joined the swelling ranks of rebel soldiers based close to the border.

Australia announces new Syria sanctions

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:31:28 GMT

AUSTRALIA restricts trade in oil and financial services to ramp up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad's regime to end bloodshed.

NATO meeting set to discuss downed jet

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:42:59 GMT

NATO will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the downing of a Turkish jet by Syrian forces.

Iran urges calm over downed Turkish jet

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 08:26:11 GMT

IRAN urged Ankara and Damascus to show "restraint" over Syria's shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet.

Turkey tensions simmer with Syria

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:23:00 GMT

TURKEY has played down the loss of a warplane to Syrian air defences as President Bashar al-Assad announced a new cabinet with key posts unchanged and dozens of people were killed nationwide.

Hamas pledges fresh try at truce

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:15:22 GMT

A LEADER of the ruling Hamas said the militant group had agreed to again try an Egypt-brokered ceasefire with Israel, after six days of bloodshed in and around the Gaza Strip.

Israel army denies it killed Gaza boy

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 10:38:58 GMT

WITNESSES say the Israeli military carried out an air strike that killed six-year-old Ali Alshwass. Israel's response? It wasn't us.

Syria confirms it shot down Turkish jet

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 04:15:51 GMT

SYRIA has confirmed it had shot down a Turkish warplane over its territory, sparking a fresh crisis between the two countries, while accusing rebels of having massacred 25 of its supporters.

New Zealand aid workers in Afghan bomb drama

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 23:04:28 GMT

TWO NEW Zealand aid workers have been caught up in a failed bomb attack in Afghanistan.

26 regime supporters killed in Syria

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 12:35:47 GMT

AT least 26 regime supporters were killed in an ambush in the northern province of Aleppo on Friday, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.

Suicide bomber, gunmen target wedding in Kabul

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:13:01 GMT

SUICIDE attack on wedding party in Kabul sparks gun battle between coalition troops and Taliban militants.

Nearly 170 Syrians killed in fresh clashes

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:41:23 GMT

CLASHES in Syria overnight killed nearly 170 people, mainly civilians, on the deadliest day since a cease-fire came into force.

Syria-bound ship was carrying choppers

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:48:09 GMT

RUSSIA today acknowledged a cargo ship forced to turn back from British waters was carrying attack helicopters bound for Syria.

Jordan grants asylum to Syrian pilot

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 14:57:26 GMT

JORDAN has granted political asylum to a Syrian pilot hours after he landed his jet at a military air base in the kingdom.