Report says two missiles target Russian passenger plane over Syria

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Egypt walks out of nuclear talks in Geneva

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Egyptian Islamist cleared over 1995 bid to murder Mubarak

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Al-Qaeda chief’s brother warns France of retaliation for Mali

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Obama, Putin address Syrian chemical weapons over the phone

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Italian reporter in Syria missing for 20 days, paper reports

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Israel OKs barrier in Palestinian Christian area

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Israel evicts Palestinian villagers for army exercise

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Sources to Al Arabiya: 30 Hezbollah bodies arrive to Lebanon from Syria

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45,865 Syrians return home from Jordan since July

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First female Iraq war resister to be court martialed

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Israel lawmaker claims Hezbollah getting chemicals

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UAE pardons more than 100 Egyptian prisoners

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Ban makes new plea to Syria to let in chemical arms inquiry

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Egyptian opposition leader Moussa says Brotherhood out for revenge

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Kuwait court cuts opposition tweeter’s jail term

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Iraq parliament chief calls for government to resign

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Gaza militants fire mortar at southern Israel

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Gunmen keep Libyan foreign ministry under siege

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Iraq car bombs kill at least nine people

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UK to set up Arab Spring asset recovery team, says foreign office official

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Syrian prime minister ‘survives’ Damascus bomb attack

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Iranian nuclear threat is ‘exaggerated,’ says Israel’s Olmert

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Violence restricts Pakistan’s election campaign

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Report: CIA pumps ‘ghost money’ to Afghan president’s office

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Fighting reported near suspected chemical arms site in Syria

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